In recent years China has been the undisputed world leader in wind energy, both in terms of the annual commissioning of new capacities and in the amount of accumulated power. According to Irena, 20.2 GW wind turbines were commissioned in China in 2018, representing an increase of 12%. For comparison, the global volume of newly-implemented wind energy capacity in 2018 was less than 10%. Preliminary data for 2019 shows that this dynamic...

The new edition of the annual Wind energy in Europe report published by WindEurope represents developments and statistics on Europe’s wind energy activity in 2019. Data in the report provides information on the 28 EU member countries in particular and Europe in general, including wind power installations and generation, wind turbine size, as well as investments, auctions and tenders in the industry. After a 32% dramatic drop in 2018,...

As the continuation of the previous review (Wind Energy 2018/ key indicators), the results of patenting activity of major applicants from patent applications dedicated to horizontal-axis wind turbines in 2018 are briefly evaluated here. 1583 patent applications were collected for the analysis, and are represented by 301 applicants from 29 countries and filed in 28 patent offices around the world. The methodology of searching and...

Wind energy is one of the most intensively developing sectors of renewable energy. To a great extent this is promoted by abundant inventive activity. This review represents statistical indicators that characterize major priorities of inventors based on the patent applications registered during 2018 in the patent offices around the world. In the process of the patent search a set of patent applications related to horizontal axis wind...

Conference & Exhibition Wind Europe 2019, which was held from April 2-4, became the most important event of the year in the field of renewable energy on the continent. Every two years the leading representatives of the wind power market demonstrate their technical achievements, and in 2019 the organizers chose one of the most beautiful cities in Spain - Bilbao, for this purpose. This choice was by no means accidental, for several years...

The Nordex Group is an integrated, global supplier of multi-megawatt onshore wind turbine systems. The company develops complete systems, including control software, as well as services related to wind turbines. The company currently has more than 5,500 employees. The group's manufacturing network includes factories in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA and India, with plants in Argentina and Mexico to be added soon. The product...

Global Wind Report 2018 released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) gives comprehensive information on the status of the wind industry on the planet. In 2018, 51.3 GW of new wind energy was installed globally. Despite the fact that this is 4% lower than in 2017, experts consider 2018 a good year for wind power which shows steady growth, with new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. The onshore market has added 46.8 GW, a...

The report Wind energy in Europe in 2018, published in February 2019 by the non-profit association WindEurope, provides annual trends and statistics on European wind farms and discusses new installations and financial activities in the industry in 2018. The report analyses both the 28 members of the EU and other countries of the continent, taking into account onshore and offshore as installations, as well as decommissioned wind...

The present review includes information on the most productive applicants by the number of patent applica-tions registered in 2017 and related to horizontal axis wind turbines. In total, more than 2170 patent applica-tions represented by 404 applicants from 29 countries and registered in 28 patent offices of the world were found in generally-accessible sources on this topic as of the date of the present review compilation. The...

The present review includes key indicators of patenting activity of inventors in the field of wind energy in 2017. 2171 patent applications with technical content related to horizontal axis wind turbines registered in 28 patent offices around the world during the year under consideration were collected for the analysis. More than four hundred applicants from 29 countries participated in the patenting process. The methodology of...