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Windpowercapacitygrewrapidlyin1998PreliminaryestimatesbytheWorldwatchInstitutehavefoundthattheworldadded2,100megawattsofwindgenerating

capacityin1998,35percentmorethanwasaddedin1997.Windpowerisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowingenergysource,ac

cordingtoWorldwatch.Thewindturbinesaddedin1998havepushedoverallwindgeneratingcapacityworldwideto9,600megawatts--doublethecapa

cityinplacethreeyearsearlier.Thesewindturbineshavethepowertogenerateroughly21billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityin1999--enoughfor3.

5millionsuburbanhomes,saysWorldwatch.Thewindpowerindustryisalsoexpandingrapidly,withsalesofroughly$2billionin199

8.Thewindindustryiscreatingthousandsofjobsatatimewhenemploymentinmanufacturingisfallinginmanynations,accordingtoWorldwatch.Fournationsleadthegrow

thinwindenergy:Germany,Denmark,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Germanyincreaseditscapacitythemostin1998,addin

g800megawatts,pushingitswindenergycapacitytomorethan2,800megawatts.Germany'sseven-year-oldwindindustryisa

lreadyproducingasmuchelectricityastwoofthecountry'slargestcoal-firedpowerplants,accordingtoWorldwatch.Inthewindynorther

nstateofSchleswigHolstein,windnowprovides15percentoftheelectricity.Spainadded395megawattsofwindpowerin1998,pushingtheco

untry'soverallcapacityup86percentto850megawatts.InthenorthernindustrialstateofNavarra,whichhasaparticular

lyactivewindenergyindustry,23percentofthestate'selectricityalreadycomesfromwindturbines,mostofthemmanufacturedinlocalassemblyfacilitiesthat

employhundredsofworkersintheareaaroundPamplona.WindpowerinstallationsalsogrewrapidlyintheUnitedStatesin1998,withapproximately235megawatt

sofnewcapacityaddedacross10differentstates.ThesurgeinU.S.windinvestmentwasspurredbyeffortstotakeadvantageofa

windenergytaxcreditthatisscheduledtoexpireinJune1999,accordingtoWorldwatch.Thelargestprojectsarea107-megawattwindfarminMinnesota,o

neof42megawattsinWyoming,andoneof25megawattsinOregon.Mostoftherestofthenewcapacitycamefromseveraldozensm

allprojects,rangingfromMainetoNewMexico.Denmarkadded235megawattsofcapacitythispastyear.Thecountry's1,350megawattsofwindpow

ernowgeneratemorethaneightpercentofthecountry'selectricity.And,Denmark'swindcompanieshavebecomeleadingexporters,accordingtoWorldwatch,accoun

tingformorethanhalfthenewwindturbinesinstalledworldwidein1998.Thedevelopingworldwouldbenefitmostfrom

furthergrowthofthewindindustrybecausethepowerdemandisgrowingrapidlyandmanycountrieslackadequateindigenoussuppliesoffossilfuels,s

aysWorldwatch.Sofar,Indiaisaheadofthegame,withmorethan900megawattsofwindpowerinplace.However,winddevelopmenthasslowedthereinthelasttwoyea

rsduetoasuspensionofthetaxbreaksthatwereenactedinthemid-1990s.Indianobserversexpectthenewgovernmenttorestoresomeoftheseincentives,whichcouldboost

winddevelopmentin1999.Acceleratedgrowthofthewindindustryislikelyin1999,withatleast2,500megawattsofcapacityli

kelytobeinstalled,accordingtoWorldwatchInstituteestimates.SpainandtheUnitedStatesarepredictedtoexceed500megawattsofnewturbineseach.Othercountr

ieswheremarketgrowthislikelyincludeCanada,Italy,Japan,NorwayandtheUnitedKingdom.Amongdevelopingcountri

es,Argentina,Brazil,CostaRica,EgyptandMoroccoaresomeofthenationsthatappearpoisedtodevelopsizablewindindustriesinthe

comingyears,saysWorldwatch.