Wind Power for the World International Reviews and Developments

In part 2 of Wind Power for the World, the editors have collected reports and overviews of wind power status and history in various countries, several written by individuals who have made valuable contributions to the successful emergence of wind power. The chapters cover the uphill struggle; wind energy strategies and policies that paved the way; and the creative persons in politics, agencies, institutes, and the industry. It also examines the world societies at large and how solutions to the challenges were found in different countries.

Introduction, Preben MaegaardAccelerated Global Expansion of the Renewable Energy Sector: the Example of Wind Energy, Preben MaegaardWind Power Development in the European Union, Wolfgang PalzWind Energy to the rescue of mankind from the menace of the Fossil Fuel burning hazards, Anil KaneBlack or Green Wind Power, Frede HvelplundWind Energy Development in China, He DexinNon-grid-connected Wind Power and Offshore "Three Georges of Wind Power" in China, Gu WeidongWind Power in Japan: Past, Present, and Future Prospect, Izumi UshiyamaWind Power Development in India, Jami HossainChallenges and Opportunities for Energy Paradigm Shifting in Ontario, Canada, Jose EtcheverryWind Power in Cuba’s Energy Revolution, Conrado Moreno FigueredoWind Power in Argentina, Erico SpinadelThe Emergence of Wind Power in Brazil, Everaldo FeitosaWind Energy in Chile, Arturo KunstmannWind Power in Austria, Wolfgang HeinThe History of Wind Power in France, Jean-Louis BalHistory, State-of-the Art and Future of Wind Energy in France, Marc JedliczkaThe German Law on Renewable Energies and the Development of Wind Power, Hans-Josef FellThe Beginning of a New Era in Wind Power Generation, John ChadjivassiliadisPolish Wind Power – Wind of Change?, Krzysztof PrasalekThe Development of the Wind Power Industry in Russia, Victor V. ElistratovWind Power Sector Development in the Russian Federation and Other Countries of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS), Alina ProkopenkoWind Energy in Spain, Josep PuigThe Sleeping Giant. Sweden’s Wind Energy Utilisation - a Short Overview, Arne JaegerUkraine: "Licensed" Way To Develop Wind Industry, Andrei Konechenkov and Galyna ShmidtEmerging Wind Energy Sector in Turkey, Tanay Sidki UyarWind Over Egypt, Dr. Galal OsmanMorocco: The Emergence of a Wind Power Country, Khalid BenhamouTowards Public Ownership and Popular Acceptance of Renewable Energy for the Common Good, Preben MaegaardSomething about local energy, Stefan GsangerThe Foundation of WWEA, Preben MaegaardThe Role of Wind Energy in the SolarSuperState Concept, Stephen VolkweinEpilogue, Volker Thomsen

Preben Maegaard is a Danish renewable energy pioneer, author and expert.Anna Krenz is an artist, architect, and editor.Wolfgang Palz is chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy.