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Wind Power

Use of wind power around the world increased by more than 20% in 2010, as production of electricity from wind has become cost-competitive with other energy sources, while it also promotes local economic development and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Countries have employed an array of mandates, incentives and deployment programs to accelerate the use of wind energy. This page provides access to technical resources that policymakers can use to inform the design and implementation of policies and programs to advance deployment of wind power technologies.

Before you begin your search for wind policy resources, you can learn more about wind power development by reading our policy brief on wind power, which outlines good practices, provides design considerations, and shares examples of wind power in action in various countries.

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2010 Wind Technologies Market Report

This report provides an overview of wind industry trends in the United States. Topics addressed include installation trends; price, cost,…

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Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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1 June 2011

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2010 Clean Energy Investments: Project Summaries

This report looks at the growing energy demands in the Asia and Pacific regions and the complications involved in trying…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 June 2011

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Tools and Websites

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2010 China-United States Renewable Energy Grid Integration Workshop (Website)

This website provides 16 presentations from a workshop held in Beijing, 7-8 December 2010, as well as a workshop summary.…

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The China Sustainable Energy Program

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2009 Reference Case Scenario: Canadian Energy Demand and Supply to 2020

This report analyses the trends for the energy supply and demand in Canada. The report predicts an increasing usage of…

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National Energy Board of Canada

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1 July 2009

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Policy Data

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20% Wind Energy by 2030

This report explores the feasibility of a scenario in which the United States would use wind energy to supply 20…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

United States Department of Energy

Date:

1 December 2008

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30 Years of Policies for Wind Energy Lessons from 12 Wind Energy Markets

This report aims to provide an insight into the strengths of diverse policy design decisions across important existing markets. It…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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1 December 2012

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2011 Technology Map of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

This report is produced yearly by the European Commission in order to provide: 1) a concise and authoritative assessment of…

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European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport

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1 January 2011

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Tools and Websites

Training Materials

A Farmer's Guide to Energy Self Reliance: How to Decrease Energy Consumption and Increase Profits

This quick guide is designed to help farmers understand the opportunities for energy efficiency and energy production that are available…

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Vermont Law School: Institute for Energy and the Environment

Ag Energy Solutions

Date:

1 September 2008

Deployment Data

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A Review of International Experience with Policies to Promote Wind Power Industry Development

This report provides an overview of the wind industry, potential benefits and barriers to localization, and policy support to encourage…

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Center for Resource Solutions

China Energy Foundation

Date:

1 March 2005

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A Review of Emerging State Finance Tools to Advance Solar Generation

This guide explores several of the most promising financing mechanisms that can be integrated into renewable portfolio standard (RPS) programs:…

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CleanEnergy States Alliance

Date:

1 March 2010

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A Reformed Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – Including new Mechanisms for Sustainable Development

The second of the Capacity for Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) perspectives series, this collection of 13 papers…

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United Nations

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1 January 2008

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Policy Data

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A Policymaker's Guide to Feed-In Tariff Policy Design

This report provides a detailed analysis of feed-in tariff (FIT) policy design and implementation, and it identifies a set of…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

United States Department of State

E3 Analytics

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1 July 2010

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

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Policy Data

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A Study of Economic Impacts from the Implementation of a Renewable Portfolio Standard and an Energy Efficiency Program in Michigan

This study focuses on how energy efficiency programs and renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies, both separately and combined, will affect…

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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

NextEnergy Center

Date:

1 April 2007

Policy Data

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A Snapshot of Renewable Energy Deployment

This report compares renewable energy deployment characteristics such as total capacity, project size, cost trends, construction time lines and impact…

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Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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1 January 2011

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A Review of Wind Power Forecasting Models

This journal article provides a comparative analysis of forecasting models associated with wind speed and power, based on physical methods,…

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Energy Procedia

Date:

1 September 2001

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Accelerating Clean Energy Technology Research, Development, and Deployment: Lessons from Non-Energy Sectors

The document highlights the key factors that will facilitate the development of technology research, development, and deployment in a country.…

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The World Bank

Date:

1 January 2008

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Training Materials

Achieving Lower Energy Intensity in China: Works in Progress (Presentation)

This presentation provides an overview of China’s renewable energy development, energy efficiency through improved power dispatching, and energy opportunities in…

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World Bank

Date:

10 September 2009