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Abstract: . . . the wind energy production credit before it expired for the first time in the credit’s history, the wind industry is looking forward to several record-breaking years in a row,”said AWEA’s Executive Director Randall Swisher. Previous years had seen a constant up and down of the market, depending . . . . . . strongly in favour of wind energy,”said Robert Hornung, President of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). “2005 will be remembered as the year Canada first started to seriously exploit its massive wind energy potential.” Asia has also experienced strong growth of over 49% of installed . . . . . . technologies,”said Arthouros Zervos. Page 3 3 NOTES TO THE EDITOR: (1) Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) –www.gwec.net GWEC is the global forum for the wind energy sector, uniting the wind industry and its representative associations. The member associations of GWEC operate in more than fifty . . . . . . Europe North America Asia Africa & Middle East Pacific Latin America Annual installed capacity by region 2003 2004 2005 Page 5 5 GLOBAL INSTALLED WIND POWER CAPACITY (MW) –Regional Distribution Total end 2004 During 2005 Total end 2005 Africa & Middle East Egypt 145 85 230 Morocco 54 10 64 Tunisia . . . . . . Global wind power market increased by 43% in 2005 Page 1 CONTACT: Angelika Pullen +32 2 502 55 02 +32 473 947 966 PRESS RELEASE Record year for wind energy: Global wind power market increased by 43% in 2005 Continued political efforts can give even stronger impetus for 2006 Brussels, 17 February . . . . . . 5000 6000 7000 MW Europe North America Asia Africa & Middle East Pacific Latin America Annual installed capacity by region 2003 2004 2005 Page 5 5 GLOBAL INSTALLED WIND POWER CAPACITY (MW) –Regional Distribution Total end 2004 During 2005 Total end 2005 Africa & Middle East Egypt 145 85 230 Morocco . . . . . . Europe North America Asia Africa & Middle East Pacific Latin America Annual installed capacity by region 2003 2004 2005 Page 5 5 GLOBAL INSTALLED WIND POWER CAPACITY (MW) –Regional Distribution Total end 2004 During 2005 Total end 2005 Africa & Middle East Egypt 145 85 230 Morocco 54 10 64 Tunisia . . . --2024,7,145,2544,10122
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