The United States added approximately 12.7 gigawatts of wind power capacity in 2021.The cumulative capacity of installed wind power worldwide surpassed 837 gigawatts in 2021.
Need for renewable energy
Some forty years ago, the major industrialized countries were rendered helpless in the face of a severe energy crisis, when Arab petroleum producers proclaimed an oil embargo and the Iranian energy industry was plunged into the chaos of revolution. Once more, politicians and the public in industrial countries were reminded of the finite and limited nature of fossil fuels. The lack of alternatives to oil, gas and coal energy lead to the development of renewable, sustainable energy technologies, including solar thermal and PV systems, hydroelectricity and wind power.
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GWEC. (March 28, 2022). Leading countries in new installed wind power capacity in 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185514/leading-countries-in-new-installed-windpower-capacity/
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