WWEA Half-year Report 2023 (Obtain as PDF)
Further Momentum for Windpower in 2023:
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- 38% extra new installations in first half of 2023 in comparison with 2022
- 100 Gigawatt added between June 2022 and June 2023, reaching 976 GW
- Annual development fee at 11,4%
- No less than further 110 Gigawatt new installations are anticipated for the total 12 months
- A complete capability of 1 million Megawatt by finish of 2023
Bonn, 7 November 2023 (WWEA) – On the event of the twenty first World Wind Power Convention WWEC2023 (www.worldwind.occasions) taking at present place in Hobart (Australia), the World Wind Power Affiliation has revealed its Half-year report, presenting the present worldwide standing of the wind sector.
WWEA has gathered statistics on new wind energy installations within the first six months of 2023. Based mostly on a survey amongst WWEA’s member associations from across the globe, WWEA has been in a position to publish an estimate of the worldwide installations as of now and a prediction for the top of 2023.
Whereas within the first half of 2022, 29,8 Gigawatt have been added, the world put in 41,2 Gigawatt in the identical interval of 2023, 38% greater than in 2022. This equals a year-to-year development fee of 11,4%, when evaluating the entire put in capability finish of June 2022 and finish of June 2023.
With this, the worldwide put in capability stood at 976 Gigawatt in June 2023, out of which 100 Gigawatt have been added within the twelve months from July 2022 to June 2023. The sector reveals clearly a extra dynamic development within the first half 2023, with a 4,4% semiannual development, in comparison with 3,5% within the first half of 2022.
Fixed development is anticipated within the second half of 2023. Accordingly and primarily based on the estimations of our members, WWEA expects a complete new capability addition of at the least 110 Gigawatt all through the entire 12 months 2023, which might symbolize a brand new all-time excessive, after solely 88 Gigawatt in 2022. The numbers offered on this report are primarily based on official statistics and on estimations by WWEA.
With this, the globally put in wind capability will quickly cross the brink of 1 million Megawatt and can attain greater than 1045 Gigawatt by finish of 2023.
China represents the by far largest market share with an added capability of 23,8 Gigawatt. With India, Brazil and the USA, three nations added greater than 2 Gigawatt throughout the first six months of 2023. Germany and France confirmed the strongest development in Europe, every including above 1 Gigawatt.
WWEA President Hon. Peter Rae AO from Australia says:
“We’re happy about the excellent news that there’s sound development within the wind trade. Earlier than the UN Local weather Change Convention COP28 we will announce that the wind sector is able to ship on the official local weather targets and past.”
WWEA Secretary Normal Stefan Gsänger:
“After the slowdown in 2022, the wind sector is slowly regaining momentum, because the half-year figures present. Governments’ responses to Russia’s conflict on Ukraine to extend vitality safety via increased shares of renewables are beginning to take impact.
To realize 100% renewable vitality globally, motion now must give attention to bottom-up processes. Residents and communities world wide have to be empowered to change into drivers of the good transformation. Individuals realising the advantages of utilizing home renewable assets would be the unstoppable power for a climate-friendly, peaceable and extra equitable world.”
The report might be downloaded as PDF: https://wwindea.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WWEA_HYR2023.pdf
