Wind power

Wind is free, and by using windmills we can convert the wind’s energy into clean electricity. After hydro electric power, wind power is the cheapest and most technologically mature form of renewable energy.

From being a small and insignificant form of energy only a few decades ago, wind power now provides energy to more than 25 million households throughout the world. The Global Wind Energy Council estimates that wind power can be responsible for 16.5 percent of the world’s electricity needs in 2020, and that this proportion can increase to as much as 34 percent in 2050.

With its enormous land areas and long coastline, China has exceptional wind resources. China has doubled its wind-power capacity each year for the last five years and is now in the process of passing the US as the world’s biggest market for new installations. Experts suggest that China has only begun to exploit this potential. According to meteorological and economic estimates, there is enough wind to meet China’s energy needs until 2030. Spain, Germany and Denmark are other big wind-power countries. The wind conditions are among the best in Europe and the interaction with hydroelectric plants is also a considerable advantage.

Read more:
http://www.vindkraft.no/
http://www.statkraft.no/energikilder/vindkraft/
http://www.wwindea.org/home/index.php
http://www.ewea.org/

Sources:
http://www.vindkraft.no
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23460/page1/