20 September 2006
Over a third of the world's electricity - crucially including that required by industry - can realistically be supplied by wind energy by the middle of the century, according to a new report . The 'Global Wind Energy Outlook 2006' report, launched today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) (1) and Greenpeace International, provides an industry blueprint that explains how wind power could supply 34% of the world's electricity by 2050. Most importantly, it concludes that if wind turbine capacity implemented on this scale it would save 113 billion tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere by 2050. The report firmly places wind power as one of the world's most important energy sources for the 21st century.
