In 2023, around 425.2 terawatt hours of wind electricity were generated in the United States. Wind has advanced to become the main source of renewable power generation in the U.S., ahead of conventional hydropower.

Clean energy on the rise

Recent years have seen significant increases in U.S. clean energy investments, specially the years between 2020 and 2022. In 2022, renewable investments rose to 141 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to the previous year. Larger investments in clean energy in the past decade have brought higher generation of wind and solar power.

The globalized U.S. wind market

Based in Copenhagen, the Danish company Vestas holds a large portion of the global wind manufacturer market share. In 2923, Vestas electricity deliveries were the highest to the U.S. Though the U.S. has generated increasing amounts of wind power, it continues to source much of its wind power turbines and equipment from international companies such as Vestas.

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Wind energy sources accounted for nearly eight percent of electricity generation worldwide in 2023, up from a 7.3 percent share a year earlier. This was over double the share compared to 2015 values, the year Paris Agreement was adopted.

The United Kingdom generated 82.3 terawatt hours worth of electricity and heat through wind power in 2023. Onshore wind farms produced 32.6 terawatt hours of power, which was less than the amount generated by farms situated offshore. Wind power capacities have steadily increased in the past year, with renewable energies taking up a greater share of the UK's energy mix, following the phase-out of coal.

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China produced roughly 763 terawatt hours of electricity from wind energy in 2022. This was the peak from the period in consideration and an increase of almost 30 percent from the previous year.

The Canadian Wind Turbine Database contains the geographic location and key technology details for wind turbines installed in Canada. This dataset was jointly compiled by researchers at CanmetENERGY-Ottawa and by the Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment at the University of Alberta, under contract from Natural Resources Canada. Additional contributions were made by the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto. Note that total project capacity was sourced from publicly available information, and may not match the sum of individual turbine rated capacity due to de-rating and other factors. The turbine numbering scheme adopted for this database is not intended to match the developer’s asset numbering. This database will be updated in the future. If you are aware of any errors, and would like to provide additional information, or for general inquiries, please use the contact email address listed on this page.

South Africa: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 11.61 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 9.69 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1980 to 2023 is 1.4 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 11.61 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2023.

The cumulative capacity of installed wind power worldwide amounted to approximately 1,021 gigawatts in 2023. Onshore wind power accounted for the majority of total wind power capacity, at about 945 gigawatts that year. Which country has the largest wind market? The largest wind power market in the world is China, with a capacity of over 470 gigawatts of wind power installed as of end of 2023. China’s wind potential is remarkable due to a large land mass as well as a long coastline. China has set ambitious goals for adding offshore wind capacity, and offshore development has progressed quickly in the last years. Future of renewables Emerging markets such as those in Latin America and Southeast Asia are expected to drive the upcoming wind development market. Additional government support and policies will allow for faster market growth in these regions. Global wind energy generation as a share of total generation continues to grow as technologies become more cost-effective.

Wind power generation in India has increased considerably in the last few years. In 2023, the country produced roughly 82.1 terawatt-hours of electricity from wind energy. India's wind capacity target for 2030 is 170 gigawatts. To achieve this goal, India needs to quadruple its wind energy capacity in the coming years.

Overview The SUMR-D CART2 turbine data are recorded by the CART2 wind turbine's supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) SUMR-D project located at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Flatirons Campus. For the project, the CART2 wind turbine was outfitted with a highly flexible rotor specifically designed and constructed for the project. More details about the project can be found here: https://sumrwind.com/. The data include power, loads, and meteorological information from the turbine during startup, operation, and shutdown, and when it was parked and idle. Data Details Additional files are attached: sumr_d_5-Min_Database.mat - a database file in MATLAB format of this dataset, which can be used to search for desired data files; sumr_d_5-Min_Database.xlsx - a database file in Microsoft Excel format of this dataset, which can be used to search for desired data files; loadcartU.m - this script loads in a CART data file and puts it in your workspace as a Matlab matrix (you can call this script from your own Matlab scripts to do your own analysis); charts.mat - this is a dependency file needed for the other scripts (it allows you to make custom preselections for cartPlotU.m); cartLoadHdrU.m - this script loads in the header file information for the data file (the header is embedded in each data file at the beginning); cartPlotU.m - this is a graphic user interface (GUI) that allows you to interactively look at different channels (to use it, run the script in Matlab, and load in the data file(s) of interest; from there, you can select different channels and plot things against each other; note that this script has issues with later versions of MATLAB; the preferred version to use is R2011b). Data Quality Wind turbine blade loading data were calibrated using blade gravity calibrations prior to data collection and throughout the data collection period. Blade loading was also checked for data quality following data collection as strain gauge measurements drifted throughout the data collection. These drifts in the strain gauge measurements were removed in post processing.

Kazakhstan: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 2.45 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 2.32 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Kazakhstan from 1992 to 2023 is 0.3 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 2.45 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2023.

Hong Kong: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.

Grenada: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Grenada from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.

Nepal: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0.01 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0.01 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Nepal from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.01 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2014.

Guyana: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Guyana from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.

Haiti: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Haiti from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.

Madagascar: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.

Tajikistan: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Tajikistan from 1992 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1992.

Bermuda: Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours: The latest value from 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours, unchanged from 0 billion kilowatthours in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 12.35 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Bermuda from 1980 to 2023 is 0 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 0 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 1980.