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The Energy Department and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory today released the 2013 Wind Technologies Market Report , which examines the latest statistics and trends in the U.S. wind power market. For the first time in the report’s history, we have added a new chapter that details trends in wind turbine nameplate capacity, hub height, rotor diameter, class, and specific power. Slot Online Terpercaya This new Technology Trends chapter highlights several technology-based factors that point to strong future wind industry growth. Notably, the report finds that substantial turbine scaling—increasing the average turbine nameplate capacity, hub height, and rotor diameter —has occurred throughout the past decade. For example, the average nameplate capacity of newly installed turbines in 2013 was 1.87 megawatts (MW), up 162% since 1999. The average hub height of turbines installed in 2013 was 80 meters, up 45% from 1999. Also, 75% of installed turbines had a r...