GWEC: Global wind report, annual market update 2015
About this report
2015 was an unprecedented year for the wind industry as annual installations crossed the 60 GW mark for the first time in history, and more than 63 GW of new wind power capacity was brought on line. The last record was set in 2014 when over 51.7 GW of new capacity was installed globally. In 2015 total investments in the clean energy sector reached a record USD 329 billion (EUR 296.6 bn). 2015 figures were up 4% from 2014’s investment of USD 316 billion (EUR 238.1 bn) and beating the previous record set in 2011 by 3%1.
