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Windpowercapacitygrewrapidlyin1998PreliminaryestimatesbytheWorldwatchInstitutehavefoundthattheworldadded2,10

0megawattsofwindgeneratingcapacityin1998,35percentmorethanwasaddedin1997.Windpowerisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowingenergysource,acc

ordingtoWorldwatch.Thewindturbinesaddedin1998havepushedoverallwindgeneratingcapacityworldwideto9,600megawatts--doublethe

capacityinplacethreeyearsearlier.Thesewindturbineshavethepowertogenerateroughly21billionkilowatt-hoursofelectricityin1999--enoughfor3.5mi

llionsuburbanhomes,saysWorldwatch.Thewindpowerindustryisalsoexpandingrapidly,withsalesofroughly$2billionin1998.Thewindindustr

yiscreatingthousandsofjobsatatimewhenemploymentinmanufacturingisfallinginmanynations,accordingtoWorld

watch.Fournationsleadthegrowthinwindenergy:Germany,Denmark,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Germanyincreaseditscapacitythemostin1998,adding800megawa

tts,pushingitswindenergycapacitytomorethan2,800megawatts.Germany'sseven-year-oldwindindustryisalreadyproducingasmuchelec

tricityastwoofthecountry'slargestcoal-firedpowerplants,accordingtoWorldwatch.InthewindynorthernstateofSchl

eswigHolstein,windnowprovides15percentoftheelectricity.Spainadded395megawattsofwindpowerin1998,pushingth

ecountry'soverallcapacityup86percentto850megawatts.InthenorthernindustrialstateofNavarra,whichhasaparticularlyactivewindenergyindustry,23percentoft

hestate'selectricityalreadycomesfromwindturbines,mostofthemmanufacturedinlocalassemblyfacilitiesthatemployhundredsofworkersin

theareaaroundPamplona.WindpowerinstallationsalsogrewrapidlyintheUnitedStatesin1998,withapproximately235megawattsofnewcapacityaddedacross10differen

tstates.ThesurgeinU.S.windinvestmentwasspurredbyeffortstotakeadvantageofawindenergytaxcreditthatisscheduledtoexpireinJune1999,accordingtoWor

ldwatch.Thelargestprojectsarea107-megawattwindfarminMinnesota,oneof42megawattsinWyoming,andoneof25megawattsinOregon.Mos

toftherestofthenewcapacitycamefromseveraldozensmallprojects,rangingfromMainetoNewMexico.Denmarkadded235megawattsofcapacitythispastyea

r.Thecountry's1,350megawattsofwindpowernowgeneratemorethaneightpercentofthecountry'selectricity.And,Denmark'swindc

ompanieshavebecomeleadingexporters,accordingtoWorldwatch,accountingformorethanhalfthenewwindturbinesinstalledworldwidein199

8.Thedevelopingworldwouldbenefitmostfromfurthergrowthofthewindindustrybecausethepowerdemandisgrowingrapidlyandmanycountriesla

ckadequateindigenoussuppliesoffossilfuels,saysWorldwatch.Sofar,Indiaisaheadofthegame,withmorethan900me

gawattsofwindpowerinplace.However,winddevelopmenthasslowedthereinthelasttwoyearsduetoasuspensionofthetaxbreaksthatwere

enactedinthemid-1990s.Indianobserversexpectthenewgovernmenttorestoresomeoftheseincentives,whichcouldboostwin

ddevelopmentin1999.Acceleratedgrowthofthewindindustryislikelyin1999,withatleast2,500megawattsofcapacitylikelytobeinstalled,accordingtoWorldwatchInst

ituteestimates.SpainandtheUnitedStatesarepredictedtoexceed500megawattsofnewturbineseach.Othercountrieswheremarketgrowthislikely

includeCanada,Italy,Japan,NorwayandtheUnitedKingdom.Amongdevelopingcountries,Argentina,Brazil,CostaRica,EgyptandMoroccoaresomeofthe

nationsthatappearpoisedtodevelopsizablewindindustriesinthecomingyears,saysWorldwatch.