China safe at top of wind power market
16 Aug 2013
China will continue to be the largest wind power market in 2020 as it attempts to reduce its carbon footprint while increasing electricity production in rural areas, says research firm GlobalData.
According to the company’s latest report, China has doubled its cumulative wind capacity every year between 2006 and 2011, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 76 per cent from 2006 to 2012.
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