An innovative new book from Routledge explores the rise of wind power as a global industry and examines the challenges it faces in today’s unpredictable energy climate.  

Wind Power: The Struggle for Control of a New Global Industry, written by Ben Backwell and published by Routledge, looks at the nations, companies and people fighting for control of one of the world’s fastest growing new industries and how we can harness one of the planet’s most powerful energy resources. The book also examines the challenges this sector faces as it competes for influence and investment with the fossil fuel industry across the globe. The wind power business has grown from a niche sector within the energy industry to a global industry attracting substantial investment in recent years. In Europe, wind has become the biggest source of new power, while in China and the US, wind is successfully competing with the gas, coal and nuclear sectors.

The specialist wind turbine companies that pioneered the business have gone global over the last decade, triggering the big industrial multinationals to also enter the fray. European companies are struggling to maintain their technological and market lead in the sector, in athree cornered battle with China and the US.

As fossil fuels begin to mount a comeback, bolstered by the onset of cheap shale gas, this topical book comes at a crucial moment in the renewable energy debate. Wind Power: The Struggle for Control of a New Global Industry analyses the industry climbers, the investment trends and the technological advancements that will define the future of wind energy.