Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

The exuberant growth of wind energy

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Description

Wind power is today a growing up industry with important investments, mergers in progress and record contracts. Worldwide capacities growth reaches 20.5% per year and should reach 300 GW by 2015. In France, this development is important too, but because of the expensive cost of wind power in comparison to nuclear energy, it will never reach the one of Germany or Spain. (J.S.)

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Additional titles

Original title (French)
L'exuberante croissance de l'eolien

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Usine Nouvelle
Journal Issue
no.3026
Journal Page Range
p. 26-27
ISSN
0042-126X
CODEN
USNOAD

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
38021735
Subject category
S17: WIND ENERGY; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COST; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; FRANCE; MARKET; WIND POWER INDUSTRY
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; INDUSTRY; WESTERN EUROPE