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Windpowercapacitygrewrapidlyin1998PreliminaryestimatesbytheWorldwatchInstitutehavefoundthattheworldadded2,100megaw

attsofwindgeneratingcapacityin1998,35percentmorethanwasaddedin1997.Windpowerisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowingenergysource,accordingtoWorldwatch.Thewi

ndturbinesaddedin1998havepushedoverallwindgeneratingcapacityworldwideto9,600megawatts--doublethecapacityinplacethreeyearse

arlier.Thesewindturbineshavethepowertogenerateroughly21billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityin1999--enoughfor3.5millionsuburbanhomes,s

aysWorldwatch.Thewindpowerindustryisalsoexpandingrapidly,withsalesofroughly$2billionin1998.Thewindindustryiscreatingthousandsofjobsatatimewhene

mploymentinmanufacturingisfallinginmanynations,accordingtoWorldwatch.Fournationsleadthegrowthinwindenergy:Germany,Denmark,Spainandt

heUnitedStates.Germanyincreaseditscapacitythemostin1998,adding800megawatts,pushingitswindenergycapacitytomorethan2,800megawatts.Germany'sseven-

year-oldwindindustryisalreadyproducingasmuchelectricityastwoofthecountry'slargestcoal-firedpowerplants,acco

rdingtoWorldwatch.InthewindynorthernstateofSchleswigHolstein,windnowprovides15percentoftheelectricity.Spainadded395megawattsofwindpowerin1998

,pushingthecountry'soverallcapacityup86percentto850megawatts.InthenorthernindustrialstateofNavarra,whichhas

aparticularlyactivewindenergyindustry,23percentofthestate'selectricityalreadycomesfromwindturbines,mostofthemmanufact

uredinlocalassemblyfacilitiesthatemployhundredsofworkersintheareaaroundPamplona.WindpowerinstallationsalsogrewrapidlyintheUnitedSta

tesin1998,withapproximately235megawattsofnewcapacityaddedacross10differentstates.ThesurgeinU.S.windinvestme

ntwasspurredbyeffortstotakeadvantageofawindenergytaxcreditthatisscheduledtoexpireinJune1999,accordingt

oWorldwatch.Thelargestprojectsarea107-megawattwindfarminMinnesota,oneof42megawattsinWyoming,andoneof25megawattsinOregon.Mostoftheresto

fthenewcapacitycamefromseveraldozensmallprojects,rangingfromMainetoNewMexico.Denmarkadded235megawattsofcapacitythispastyear.Thecountry'

s1,350megawattsofwindpowernowgeneratemorethaneightpercentofthecountry'selectricity.And,Denmark'swindcompanieshavebecomeleadingexporters,accor

dingtoWorldwatch,accountingformorethanhalfthenewwindturbinesinstalledworldwidein1998.Thedevelopingworldwouldbenefitmostfromfurthergrowthofthewindind

ustrybecausethepowerdemandisgrowingrapidlyandmanycountrieslackadequateindigenoussuppliesoffossilfuels,saysWorldwatch.Sofar,Indiaisaheadofthegame,w

ithmorethan900megawattsofwindpowerinplace.However,winddevelopmenthasslowedthereinthelasttwoyearsduetoasuspensionofthetaxbreaksthatwereenact

edinthemid-1990s.Indianobserversexpectthenewgovernmenttorestoresomeoftheseincentives,whichcouldboostwinddevelo

pmentin1999.Acceleratedgrowthofthewindindustryislikelyin1999,withatleast2,500megawattsofcapacitylikelytobeinstalled,accordi

ngtoWorldwatchInstituteestimates.SpainandtheUnitedStatesarepredictedtoexceed500megawattsofnewturbineseach.Othercountrie

swheremarketgrowthislikelyincludeCanada,Italy,Japan,NorwayandtheUnitedKingdom.Amongdevelopingcountries,Argentina,Brazil,CostaRica,EgyptandMorocco

aresomeofthenationsthatappearpoisedtodevelopsizablewindindustriesinthecomingyears,saysWorldwatch.