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Windpowercapacitygrewrapidlyin1998PreliminaryestimatesbytheWorldwatchInstitutehavefoundthattheworldadded2,100megawattsofwindgeneratingcapaci

tyin1998,35percentmorethanwasaddedin1997.Windpowerisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowingenergysource,accordingtoWorldwatch.Th

ewindturbinesaddedin1998havepushedoverallwindgeneratingcapacityworldwideto9,600megawatts--doublethecapacityinplacethr

eeyearsearlier.Thesewindturbineshavethepowertogenerateroughly21billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityin1999--enoughfor

3.5millionsuburbanhomes,saysWorldwatch.Thewindpowerindustryisalsoexpandingrapidly,withsalesofroughly$2billionin1998.Thewindindustry

iscreatingthousandsofjobsatatimewhenemploymentinmanufacturingisfallinginmanynations,accordingtoWorldwatch.Fourna

tionsleadthegrowthinwindenergy:Germany,Denmark,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Germanyincreaseditscapacitythemostin1998,ad

ding800megawatts,pushingitswindenergycapacitytomorethan2,800megawatts.Germany'sseven-year-oldwindindustryisalreadyprodu

cingasmuchelectricityastwoofthecountry'slargestcoal-firedpowerplants,accordingtoWorldwatch.Inthewindynorthernst

ateofSchleswigHolstein,windnowprovides15percentoftheelectricity.Spainadded395megawattsofwindpowerin1998,

pushingthecountry'soverallcapacityup86percentto850megawatts.InthenorthernindustrialstateofNavarra,whichhasaparticularlyactivewindenergyin

dustry,23percentofthestate'selectricityalreadycomesfromwindturbines,mostofthemmanufacturedinlocalassemblyfacilitiesthatemployhundred

sofworkersintheareaaroundPamplona.WindpowerinstallationsalsogrewrapidlyintheUnitedStatesin1998,withapproximately

235megawattsofnewcapacityaddedacross10differentstates.ThesurgeinU.S.windinvestmentwasspurredbyeffortst

otakeadvantageofawindenergytaxcreditthatisscheduledtoexpireinJune1999,accordingtoWorldwatch.Thelargestprojectsarea107-megawattwindfarminMi

nnesota,oneof42megawattsinWyoming,andoneof25megawattsinOregon.Mostoftherestofthenewcapacitycamefromseveraldozensmallprojects,rangingf

romMainetoNewMexico.Denmarkadded235megawattsofcapacitythispastyear.Thecountry's1,350megawattsofwindpowernowgeneratemorethaneightpercentofthecountry's

electricity.And,Denmark'swindcompanieshavebecomeleadingexporters,accordingtoWorldwatch,accountingformorethanhalfthenewwindturbinesins

talledworldwidein1998.Thedevelopingworldwouldbenefitmostfromfurthergrowthofthewindindustrybecausethepowerdemandi

sgrowingrapidlyandmanycountrieslackadequateindigenoussuppliesoffossilfuels,saysWorldwatch.Sofar,Indiaisaheadofthegame,withmorethan900mega

wattsofwindpowerinplace.However,winddevelopmenthasslowedthereinthelasttwoyearsduetoasuspensionofthetaxbrea

ksthatwereenactedinthemid-1990s.Indianobserversexpectthenewgovernmenttorestoresomeoftheseincentives,whichcouldboostwinddevelo

pmentin1999.Acceleratedgrowthofthewindindustryislikelyin1999,withatleast2,500megawattsofcapacitylikelytobeinstal

led,accordingtoWorldwatchInstituteestimates.SpainandtheUnitedStatesarepredictedtoexceed500megawattsofne

wturbineseach.OthercountrieswheremarketgrowthislikelyincludeCanada,Italy,Japan,NorwayandtheUnitedKingdom.Among

developingcountries,Argentina,Brazil,CostaRica,EgyptandMoroccoaresomeofthenationsthatappearpoisedtodevelopsizablewindindustriesinthecomingyears,says

Worldwatch.