Recently, GWEC released the "Global Wind Energy Report 2024" shows that in 2023, the global installed capacity of wind power reached 117 GW, the highest level in history. The agency believes that, at present, the wind power industry has entered a period of accelerated growth, however, there are still many challenges at the level of national policies as well as the macroeconomic environment, and in order to realise the vision of tripling the growth of renewable energy installed capacity by 2030, governments and the industry should not only make greater efforts to promote the development of the wind power industry but also establish a healthy and safe global wind power industry chain to promote the sustained growth of the wind power industry.

The world’s five leading countries in terms of installed wind power capacity are: Germany, Spain, United States, Denmark and India.The profiles of wind development vary across the five leading countries based on factors such as government policies, geographic location, technological advancements, and investment priorities. While each country has its unique approach and challenges, the common goal is to expand wind energy capacity as part of efforts to transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon energy system.

Recently, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the approval 

The growing size of wind turbines has helped lower the cost of wind energy to the point that it is economically competitive with fossil-fuel alternatives in some locations. But can turbines continue to scale in the future, or are they running into physical or logistical constraints? Recent research published in the journal Nature Energy suggests that land-based wind turbines and, especially, offshore turbines have room to grow, offering the promise that this already-mature energy technology will see still lower costs in the future.

Washington, DC, January 21, 2010 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 

A large-scale floating turbine was installed off the coast of Norway by companies StatoilHydro and Siemens. The floating turbine, dubbed the Hywind, is located in water that is about 700 feet deep. This is significantly deeper than previously installed offshore turbines whose fixed-bottom structures required a water depth of only about 100 feet. "Offshore wind energy must progress in stages in the U.S.," he said. "Before deepwater floating wind energy can become a reality, we must ‘get our feet wet' so to say by first installing fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines in shallow water, less than 30m. Once we have experience with that technology, we can move to deeper water."

October 24, 2009 - Citizens, scientists and world leaders in 181 countries are taking to nearby streets, mountains, parks, and reefs today to demand strong action on climate change, in what will be the most widespread day of political action in the planet's history. More than 5,000 rallies and creative demonstrations are taking place, all of them centered on the number 350, to draw attention to 350 parts per million (ppm), which an overwhelming number of scientists now insist is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

The wind energy market expanded substantially in the 2000s,demonstrating the commercial and economic viability of the technology and industry, and the importance placed on wind energy development by a number of countries through policy support measures. Wind energy expansion has been concentrated in a limited number of regions, however, and wind energy remains a relatively small fraction of global electricity supply. Further expansion of wind energy, especially in regions of the world with little wind energy deployment to date and in offshore locations, is likely to require additional policy measures.

In recent years, the growth of capacity to generate electricity from wind energy has been extremely rapid, To the degree that wind energy reduces the need for electricity generation using other sources of energy, it can reduce the adverse environmental impacts of those sources, such as production of atmospheric and water pollution, including greenhouse gases; production of nuclear wastes; degradation of landscapes due to mining activity; and damming of rivers. However, as with other energy, wind energy development has both positive and negative environmental impacts.

Though the cost of wind energy has declined significantly since the 1980s, policy measures are currently required to ensure rapid deployment in most regions of the world. In some areas with good wind resources, however, the cost of wind energy is competitive with current energy market prices. Moreover, continued technology advances in on- and offshore wind energy are expected, supporting further cost reductions. The degree to which wind energy is utilized globally and regionally will depend largely on the economic performance of wind energy compared to alternative power sources. 

While wind power generation offers numerous benefits and advantages over conventional power generation, there are also some challenges and problems need to be seriously addressed. The wide range of challenges and problems, from long-term environmental influences to thermal management of wind turbines, must be carefully considered in response to the rapid growth of wind power industry. Only when these difficulties are solved will the wind energy industry be able to develop in a significant way.

Recently, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) released data forecasting that with the accelerated approval of wind