The Evolution of Wind Power in 2016 (WK-intern) - The figures are in and it is safe to say that 2016 was a stellar year for the wind industry. The Evolution of Wind Power is the result from a cooperation between The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and renewable energy software company Greenbyte. The interactive map reveals the cumulative installed capacity per country, continent and the world between 1981-2017. Let’s take a closer look at the figures and see what has happened in the past twelve months. Last year again, China hit the ground running with 23,328 MW added wind power capacity in 2016.