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1 GLOBAL WIND REPORT. ANNUAL MARKET UPDATE 2013. T HE EUROPE A N UNION. Navigating the global wind power market The Global Wind Energy Council is the international trade association for the wind power industry . communicating the benefits of wind power to national governments, policy makers and international institutions. GWEC provides authoritative research and analysis on the wind power industry in more than 80 countries around the world. Our next publications to watch for include: Global Wind Energy Outlook October 2014. GWEC China Wind Development Report 2014. (English/Chinese) Q4 2014. Global Statistics February 2015. Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today's energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.

2 GWEC represents the industry with or at the UNFCCC, the IEA, international financial institutions, the IPCC and IRENA. Photo by Will Herman GWEC opening up the frontiers follow us on TABLE OF CONTENTS. Foreword .. 4. Fresh wind for the next big step .. 5. Redefining the cost debate the Concept of Society's Cost of Electricity .. 6. A Renewable Energy future .. 10. The Global Status of Wind Power in 2013 .. 16. Market Forecast for 2014 2018 .. 26. Australia .. 32. Belgium .. 34. Brazil .. 36. Canada .. 38. Central and South America & The Caribbean .. 40. PR China .. 42. Denmark .. 46. The European Union .. 48. France .. 50. Germany .. 52. Global offshore.

3 54. India .. 58. Japan .. 60. Mexico .. 62. Poland .. 64. South Africa .. 66. Sweden .. 68. Turkey .. 70. Ukraine .. 72. United Kingdom .. 74. United States .. 76. About GWEC .. 78. GWEC Global Wind 2013 Report 3. FOREWORD. F or the first time in more than 20 years, the annual global market for wind energy shrank in 2013. We knew that this was likely to be the case when we did our forecast market posted strong numbers in 2013, future growth now hinges on the debate over whether or not to have binding national targets for renewable for the period from 2020 to for 2013 one year ago, but we didn't expect the drop in the 2030. Installing just over 12 GW, the market was concentrated United States to be as dramatic as it was going from 13 GW in a smaller number of countries, with Germany and the in 2012 to just 1 GW in 2013.

4 China once again emerged as the UK comprising just under 50% of the total, reversing the global leader, installing 16 GW, and European numbers were diversification trend of recent years, which is not a good sign. steady, resulting in a global market of just over 35 GW, and The Indian market is likewise in a state of uncertainty, with cumulative market growth of As has been the case for erratic policymaking from Delhi, although it is hoped that the three of the past four years, the majority of installations were elections in May will help get that market back on track. outside the OECD, and this is a trend which will continue to So, for 2014 and beyond we can look for most of the growth intensify with the emergence of significant markets in Latin in the global market to come from both new and established America and Africa along with those in Asia which currently markets outside the OECD.

5 A rising tide floats all ships , in drive global growth. the sense that it's much easier for wind to get strong market share in a dynamic and growing economy with significant demand growth. It's much tougher in markets with low or no demand growth, where the competition and mud-slinging from incumbents is fierce. In the absence of a global price on carbon, or anything close to it, wind energy's other attributes come to the fore. Today in many markets its most compelling selling point is cost- competitiveness wind is already competing successfully against heavily subsidized incumbents in a growing number of markets around the world, as the technology and its implementation steadily improve; and job creation remains a priority just about everywhere.

6 Furthermore, recent events in the Ukraine and elsewhere also point to wind energy's Ironically, partly because of the precipitous drop in the US contribution to energy security. in 2013, 2014 promises to be a record year. The US had an This is the ninth annual report on the status of the global wind all-time high of more than 12,000 MW under construction industry by the Global Wind Energy Council. It provides a in December of 2013, and the nature of last year's PTC comprehensive overview of the global industry at a moment extension means that not only 2014 but 2015 will be solid in time; an industry now present in more than 80 countries, 24. and productive years for US installations as a result.

7 But what of which have more than 1,000 MW installed. The information comes next? There are proposals before Congress now which contained in the report market data, profiles and analysis would end the destructive boom-bust cycle in the US - let's have been collected primarily through GWEC's member hope they succeed. associations around the world, as well as from governments China's market continues its comeback', driven at least in and independent analysts. We thank all our contributors and part by public anger at the choking smog engulfing China's look forward to continuing our close cooperation in the future. major cities; and the offshore segment in China is expected to take off in the next year or two.

8 Brazil will most likely double April 2014. its total installed capacity in 2014, and nearly do so again in 2015; and the South African market is finally out of the starting blocks. Canada had a record year in 2013 and will likely set a new one in 2014, although the prospects after 2015 are also very uncertain. Europe remains mired in a debate about its support for Steve Sawyer Klaus Rave renewable energy after 2020, and policy retrenchments in Secretary General Chairman a number of countries have meant that although Europe's Global Wind Energy Council Global Wind Energy Council 4 GWEC Global Wind 2013 Report T he worldwide demand for energy is steadily growing.

9 At the same time, this trend is being accompanied by rising greenhouse gas emissions. We urgently need to correct this current course. Our job is to find the right solutions for meeting tomorrow's energy needs, and to implement a sustainable energy mix. Wind power offers great potential for tackling this enormous challenge. Many countries have already begun to restructure their energy systems in the direction of renewable sources. Yet the euphoria of the pioneering era has since faded. The global financial and economic crisis has For a fair cost-benefit calculation unsettled governments and economies alike, and in many Electricity production costs are still measured by the LCOE.

10 Countries discussions regarding the conversion of energy (Levelized Cost of Energy) method alone. Yet this energy cost systems now center only on short-term costs. As a result, we parameter takes only part of the overall picture into account. are increasingly losing sight of the long-term benefits offered In order to get a more realistic cost-benefit calculation, to economies and societies by the development of renewable Siemens has developed the Society's Cost of Electricity'. energy. (SCoE) concept. This formula is based on official sources like FRESH WIND. FOR THE NEXT BIG STEP. Dr. Markus Tacke CEO of the Wind Power Division of Siemens Energy Raising awareness of the benefits the IEA and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and By our calculations, by 2035, renewables will be generating Development (OECD) plus third-party studies, by Ernst more than 25% of world's electricity, with a quarter of this & Young.