As US installations plunged to just 1.1GW last year – falling behind Canada for the first time on an annual basis – Asia’s contribution to global wind additions cracked the 50% mark.

In spite of a resurgent North American market in 2014, and growing markets in Latin America and Africa, GWEC today forecast 20.5GW of installations in Asia this year – equivalent to 43% of the 47.3GW