Signs of improvement, must try harder

摘要

Provisional figures collated by Windpower Intelligence (WPI), the data and research division of Windpower Monthly, indicate that 2019 was the best year for new wind installations worldwide since 2016. WPI takes a conservative approach, focusing on turbines that are grid-connected and generating power rather than merely installed, and, at the time of writing, confirmation was being awaited for figures from a number of countries, including China. Our estimate of 52.8GW for new build last year is probably around 3-5GW short of the full total.