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The second quarter of 2011 saw more than 1,003 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity installed, bringing installations through the first half of the year up to 2,151MW. The U.S. wind industry now totals 42,432MW of cumulative wind capacity through the end of June 2011, and still growing. The U.S. wind industry has added more than 35% of all new generating capacity during the past four years, second only to natural gas, and more than nuclear and coal combined. Today, U.S. wind power capacity represents more than 20% of the world’s installed wind power. More than 400 manufacturing facilities across the United States make components for wind turbines, and dedicated wind facilities that manufacture major components such as towers, blades and assembled nacelles can be found in every region.

The U.S. solar PV market looks to surpass Germany, Italy, and Japan in new capacity installed by 2013, when the nation lays down 5,000MW of new projects, according to a report by ABI Research.
In total, cumulative grid-connected solar electric installations have reached more than 2.85 gigawatts (GW), enough to power nearly 600,000 U.S. homes.

Thirty U.S. states already have Renewable Energy Standards (RES), with some states likely to adopt a feed-in-tariff (FIT), led by California, which is working its way to meeting its goal of 33% renewables by 2020. The new policies, will be prompted by a recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision that clarified a ruling that the report says inhibited states’ adoption of FITs.

Worldwide, renewable energy will grow faster than other electricity generating alternatives, accounting for nearly one-third of the world’s electrical generating capacity by the end of 2035, according to the “Energy Outlook 2011” report of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The EIA reported renewable energy capacity, such as hydroelectric, will grow 2.7% annually through 2035. Of all the identified renewable energy sources, solar power will post the biggest growth rate at 8.3% per year, followed by wind at 5.7%, geothermal at 3.7, hydropower at 2.0%, and other renewables such as wood waste, landfill gas, and agricultural byproducts at 1.4%.

The mounting trend within the energy industry continues to deliver generous growth potential to U.S. manufacturers. Today’s Energy Solutions (TES) serves the power generation industry by closely examining current energy processes as well as delving into the pros and cons of alternative energy solutions.
Each issue of TES provides energy professionals with global and comprehensive coverage of each sector within the renewable energy market.

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