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Windpowercapacitygrewrapidlyin1998PreliminaryestimatesbytheWorldwatchInstitutehavefoundthattheworldadded2,100me

gawattsofwindgeneratingcapacityin1998,35percentmorethanwasaddedin1997.Windpowerisnowtheworld'sfastestgrowingenergysource,accordingto

Worldwatch.Thewindturbinesaddedin1998havepushedoverallwindgeneratingcapacityworldwideto9,600megawatts--doub

lethecapacityinplacethreeyearsearlier.Thesewindturbineshavethepowertogenerateroughly21billionkilowatt-hoursofelectr

icityin1999--enoughfor3.5millionsuburbanhomes,saysWorldwatch.Thewindpowerindustryisalsoexpandingrapidly,withsale

sofroughly$2billionin1998.Thewindindustryiscreatingthousandsofjobsatatimewhenemploymentinmanufacturingisfallinginmanynations,accordingtoWorld

watch.Fournationsleadthegrowthinwindenergy:Germany,Denmark,SpainandtheUnitedStates.Germanyincreaseditscapacitythemostin1998,adding800megawatts

,pushingitswindenergycapacitytomorethan2,800megawatts.Germany'sseven-year-oldwindindustryisalreadyproducingasmuchelectricit

yastwoofthecountry'slargestcoal-firedpowerplants,accordingtoWorldwatch.InthewindynorthernstateofSchleswigHolstein,windnowprovides15percentoftheelec

tricity.Spainadded395megawattsofwindpowerin1998,pushingthecountry'soverallcapacityup86percentto850megawatts.

InthenorthernindustrialstateofNavarra,whichhasaparticularlyactivewindenergyindustry,23percentofthesta

te'selectricityalreadycomesfromwindturbines,mostofthemmanufacturedinlocalassemblyfacilitiesthatemployhundredsofwor

kersintheareaaroundPamplona.WindpowerinstallationsalsogrewrapidlyintheUnitedStatesin1998,withapproximately235megaw

attsofnewcapacityaddedacross10differentstates.ThesurgeinU.S.windinvestmentwasspurredbyeffortstotakead

vantageofawindenergytaxcreditthatisscheduledtoexpireinJune1999,accordingtoWorldwatch.Thelargestprojectsarea107-megawattwindfarminMinnes

ota,oneof42megawattsinWyoming,andoneof25megawattsinOregon.Mostoftherestofthenewcapacitycamefromseveraldozensma

llprojects,rangingfromMainetoNewMexico.Denmarkadded235megawattsofcapacitythispastyear.Thecountry's1,350me

gawattsofwindpowernowgeneratemorethaneightpercentofthecountry'selectricity.And,Denmark'swindcompanieshavebecomeleadingexp

orters,accordingtoWorldwatch,accountingformorethanhalfthenewwindturbinesinstalledworldwidein1998.Thedevelopingworldw

ouldbenefitmostfromfurthergrowthofthewindindustrybecausethepowerdemandisgrowingrapidlyandmanycountrieslackadequateindigenoussupp

liesoffossilfuels,saysWorldwatch.Sofar,Indiaisaheadofthegame,withmorethan900megawattsofwindpowerinplace.However,win

ddevelopmenthasslowedthereinthelasttwoyearsduetoasuspensionofthetaxbreaksthatwereenactedinthemid-1990s.Indianobserversexpectthenewgo

vernmenttorestoresomeoftheseincentives,whichcouldboostwinddevelopmentin1999.Acceleratedgrowthofthewindindustryislikelyin1999,withatleas

t2,500megawattsofcapacitylikelytobeinstalled,accordingtoWorldwatchInstituteestimates.SpainandtheUnitedS

tatesarepredictedtoexceed500megawattsofnewturbineseach.OthercountrieswheremarketgrowthislikelyincludeCanada,Ita

ly,Japan,NorwayandtheUnitedKingdom.Amongdevelopingcountries,Argentina,Brazil,CostaRica,EgyptandMoroccoaresomeofthenationsthatappearpoisedtodev

elopsizablewindindustriesinthecomingyears,saysWorldwatch.