Droughts, floods, crop failures, invading species and diseases – climate change impacts of today and tomorrow come with a raft of buzz words. But the science behind our understanding of the potential consequences of global warming is both much broader and much more fragmented.

The globally installed small wind capacity has reached more than 576 MW as of the end of 2011. China accounts for 40%, and the USA for 35% of this capacity. More than 120 MW of new small wind capacity was added in the year 2011, a global capacity increase of 27%.