1、ANNUAL MARKET UPDATE 2017 GLOBAL WIND REPORT Opening up new markets for business Hanoi, 7 June 2018 MONGOLIA WORKSHOP Buenos Aires, 6-7 September 2018 GWEC Global Wind 2017 Report | 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE THE NEXT BIG THING ? 9 CHAPTER TWO GLOBAL STATUS OF WIND POWER IN 2017 15 CHAPTER THRE
2、E MARKET FORECAST 2018-2022 27 CHAPTER FOUR A SNAPSHOT OF TOP WIND MARKETS IN 2017 35 Argentina 36 Australia 37 Brazil 38 Canada 39 PR China 40 The European Union 42 Finland 46 France 47 Germany 48 India 49 Japan 50 Mexico 51 Netherlands 52 Norway 53 Offshore Wind 54 Pakistan 64 South Africa 65 Turk
3、ey 66 United States 67 Uruguay 68 Vietnam 69 About GWEC 70 GWEC Global Wind 2017 Report | 4 2017 was not a spectacular year in terms of global installations, but key developments marked the forward progress of the energy transformation. Driven by the improving economics of wind power, as well as sol
4、ar and storage, the outlines of a future sustainable energy system are beginning to become clear. Hybrid wind/solar/storage plants are now being built, able to supply clean reliable power 24/7 for most of the year; utilities are seriously experimenting with battery storage in place of peaker plants;
5、 and EV sales are booming in key markets. The development of local micro-grids, some using peer to peer power trading with blockchain technology, and more and more sophisticated market structures for matching up supply and demand at all scales are just some of the elements beginning to emerge. Last
6、year at this time we reported on prices in a tender in Morocco having broken through the US$ 0.03/kWh barrier. This year, we note the record low prices in Mexicos most recent tender, having broken through US$ 0.02/kWh. How much lower can it go? Nobody knows for sure, but costs will continue to come