2025 Wind power generation capacity

How big will wind power be in 2025?

By 2025, over 180 GW of global wind capacity is expected to be at least 15 years old: 86 GW in Europe, 39 GW in the United States and 30 GW in China. Repowering old turbines with new technology usually results in higher capacity and generation from fewer turbines, while taking advantage of existing grid infrastructure and land.

How many GW of solar power will there be in 2025?

The combined capacity at pre-construction and announced stages for utility-scale solar power reaches 387 GW and 336 GW for wind. This includes the second and third waves of “mega wind & solar bases” with a combined capacity of approximately 503 GW, which will come online between 2025 and 2030.

How many GW of wind power are there in 2023?

GEM’s Global Wind Power Tracker has documented a 51 GW wind capacity increase since 2023 — this growth itself exceeds the total operating capacity of any country, except the United States. The combined capacity at pre-construction and announced stages for utility-scale solar power reaches 387 GW and 336 GW for wind.

Will wind power grow in 2023?

We expect that wind power generation will grow 11% from 430 billion kWh in 2023 to 476 billion kWh in 2025. In 2023, the U.S. electric power sector produced 4,017 billion kilowatthours (kWh) of electric power. Renewable sources—wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal—accounted for 22% of generation, or 874 billion kWh, last year.

How many GW of wind power will there be in 2050?

This entails increasing the global cumulative installed capacity of onshore wind power more than three-fold by 2030 (to 1 787 gigawatts (GW)) and nine-fold by 2050 (to 5 044 GW) compared to installed capacity in 2018 (542 GW).

How did wind power grow in 2022?

In 2022 wind electricity generation increased by a record 265 TWh (up 14%), reaching more than 2 100 TWh. This was the second highest growth among all renewable power technologies, behind solar PV.