February has so far been filled with exceptionally positive news for the wind energy sector.
At the beginning of the month, the
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released data showing that wind power capacity globally
grew 20% in 2012.
Since then, nearly every day we have read good news about wind energy and now that two important market conferences have taken place in the
US and in
South Korea, there is the potential for more good news to come.
One of the biggest headlines this month
came from Australia, with the following headline: "Wind energy is cheaper than coal and gas". And this comes from a country with some of the richest fossil fuel resources in the world – a sign that things can change.