Growth was led by China, which saw an increase in capacity of over 100%, from 12.1 GW in 2008 to 25.1 GW at the end of 2009 with new capacity additions of 13GW, GWEC says. The US wind energy market installed nearly 10 GW in 2009, increasing the country’s installed capacity by 39% and bringing installed capacity to 35 GW.
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