Windenergie-Forschung, ein Auslaufmodell?

After fifteen years of commercial application of wind energy in Germany and world-wide it seems reasonable to take a critical look back and also look forward, especially with regard to the technical and, related to it, the economic development. During this time, a considerable upscaling of wind turbines has taken place, which was supported by the market. Wind turbine size increased from 50 kW to 2.5 MW today, the biggest steps having been taken in the past ten years.