The industry holds a very positive view of the development of the international wind energy market in the coming years - this is the most important result of the WindEnergy Study 2008, commissioned by HusumWindEnergy 2008 in the run-up to the leading international trade fair (9 to 13 September 2008). For the year 2012, the globally installed power is expected to reach 288,000 MW (at present at the end of 2007: 94,000 MW). These figures are complemented by a scenario of the German wind market up to the year 2030 which is based on a survey carried out in April 2008 by DEWI GmbH - Deutsches Windenergie-Institut, who were in charge of the study. Companies involved in the international wind energy market were asked to give an assessment of the medium-term development of the market. The result of the survey signals a clearly more positive trend than two years ago, which means that the growth forecast up to 2014 published in the WindEnergy Study 2006 can be revised upwards significantly because of the strong growth of the markets in USA and China in 2008. Based on these figures the global installation by the year 2017 would be around 718,000 MW.

Charts WindEnergy Study 2008

The development of the international wind energy market in the coming years is viewed as very positive by the industry - this is the most important result of the WindEnergy Study 2006, commissioned by the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH in the run-up to WindEnergy 2006 – International Trade Fair. For the year 2010, for example, the globally installed power is expected to reach 132,000 MW (at present: 59,000 MW). These figures are complemented by a scenario of the German wind market up to the year 2030. The scenario is based on a survey carried out in December 2005 by the German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI), commissioned with the study, among companies involved in the international wind energy business, asking them for their assessment of the medium-term development of the market and evaluating their answers. The result of the survey signals a more positive long-term assessment than two years ago. The growth forecast up to 2010 published in the WindEnergy Study 2004 can be revised upwards to up to 12%. Based on these figures the global installation by the year 2014 would be around 210,000 MW (Fig. 1). 

Charts WindEnergy Study 2006

In 2003, the European wind energy market again enjoyed a considerable growth rate of 23 per cent. However, as already made clear by the WindEnergy Study 2002, the growth trend has reached its limit, particularly in Germany, at present the largest wind market world-wide. Therefore many manufacturers of wind turbines extend their activities to new growth markets in Europe and the world. The second WindEnergy study commissioned by Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH in the run-up to the WindEnergy fair 2004 shows the development of the world-wide wind market until the year 2030. For this study, the contractor, Deutsches Wind Energie Institut (DEWI) carried out a survey among companies involved in wind energy asking them for their opinion concerning the medium and long-term development of the market, and evaluated their answers. The previous study, WindEnergy 2002, straight away became a much-cited standard forecast of the wind energy development. To mention the most important result first, the survey 2004 shows that the industry unanimously gives a positive assessment of the development of the international wind energy market. For example, the wind power capacity installed world-wide by the year 2012 is estimated to reach 150 000 MW (at present 40 000 MW). Among the growth markets of the future, countries such as France and United Kingdom are further gaining in importance.

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In the last years, the development of wind energy in Germany has surpassed every forecast year after year. After the successful year of 2001, in which 2,659 MW were installed additionally, thus exceeding the record year of 2000 by 60%, it therefore makes sense to draw up a new forecast on the development of wind energy use in the near future. In the run-up to the new specialist fair WindEnergy taking place from June 18th to 21st, the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH has commissioned the Deutsches Windenergie-Institut GmbH (DEWI) to carry out such a study. To sum up the survey carried out among companies and institutions working in the field of wind energy in Germany and Europe it can be said in advance that wind energy has a great future ahead, not only in Germany, but also in particular world-wide.

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