Led by China, which installed 23.3GW, the worldwide market volume for new wind projects was 40% bigger than in 2013, and significantly larger than in the previous record year 2012, when 44.6GW was installed.
Among the main movers was Germany, now the second largest market for new turbines, adding 5.8GW in onshore and offshore capacity.
The US market, in recovery from a year-long slump, added 4.9GW,
