The industry analyst added 5.5GW to its predictions for 2015-18 global installations thanks to greater than expected demand as policy deadlines loom, primarily in the US and Germany.

But the Q4/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update also knocks 4.3GW off 2019-24 growth expectations over longer-term policy doubts, especially in emerging European offshore markets.

The two add up to a 0.2% upgrade to the latest 10-year installation forecast over that given in MAKE’s Q3 analysis.

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