Industry


In the last 20 years, wind energy has gone from an emerging source of fuel to a significant energy resource in many countries.

This section provides information about today's wind energy industry, including:

  • an examination of the key factors driving the rapid development of wind energy,
  • details on legislated incentive schemes and tariffs for wind electricity
  • the process of harnessing wind energy and turning it into electricity. 

This section also covers the outlook for the global wind energy industry, and provides a regulatory overview of Australia, Germany, France and the US.