CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -making 2021 the best year in offshore wind history, bringing its market share in global new installations to 22.5% in 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -India ranks 4th in Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Index - Global Wind Energy Council.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 2021, of the total 830 GW of wind capacity installed, 93% were onshore systems, with the remaining 7% offshore wind farms. Onshore wind is a developed technology, present in 115 countries around the world, while offshore wind is at the early stage of expansion, with capacity present in just 19 countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tamil Nadu is a leader in Wind Power in India. The largest capacity wind turbine of 4.2 MW is installed in Tamil Nadu state as of October 2022. In Muppandal windfarm, the total capacity is 1500 MW with nearly 3000 wind turbines, the largest wind power plant in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Texas produces far more than any other state, followed by Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas. Just 10 states have no wind power capacity, all in the southeast. Record-breaking turbine installations in 2020 and 2021 increased US wind energy generation by 30%.