China updates wind figures: 18.9 GW in 2010

China has released updated wind power capacity figures showing the country installed 18.9 GW in 2010, bringing the total to 44.7 GW, compared to previous figures estimating the market to have growtn by 16.5 GW.

Figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA) and the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA), show that China has most definitely overtaken the US as the largest wind power market globally. China’s wind power market has doubled every year between 2005 and 2009, and Chinese wind turbine manufactures are increasing their share in the global wind market, GWEC says.

With the updated Chinese figures, the global wind power market grew 38.3 GW, or 24%, to a total of 197 GW.

Source: Renewable Energy Focus