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Wind power: A model of successful public policy? / Matthieu Glachant, EU energy policy blog, 2/07/2012http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2012/07/02/wind-power-a-model-of-successful-public-policy/Wind energy has been developing very quickly in the past years. Installation of wind turbines grew at an annual average rate of 30% between 2000 and 2009 and global installed capacity now represents 238 GW, of which 62 GW are in China, making it the largest wind energy provider worldwide. As a result, a significant fraction of electricity is now produced by wind in certain areas (e.g., 6% in the European Union, 3% in the USA)...