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Just within South Africa alone, for example, the South Africa Renewables Initiative SARI estimates that building 20 Gigawatts of renewables by 2020, which is still less than 20% of the country's energy mix, would cost in the order of US$50bn.

Dominic Waughray: Green Growth Paradigm for Africa's Economy Dominic Waughray 2011

Just within South Africa alone, for example, the South Africa Renewables Initiative SARI estimates that building 20 Gigawatts of renewables by 2020, which is still less than 20% of the country's energy mix, would cost in the order of US$50bn.

Dominic Waughray: Green Growth Paradigm for Africa's Economy Dominic Waughray 2011

We could have 20 Gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed by 2020.

Jackie Savitz: It's Time to Tell Big Oil We're Going Clean Jackie Savitz 2010

To put that figure in perspective, total solar electric capacity installed for 2010 is approximately 13 Gigawatts.

Jennifer Schwab: Is Yingli the Next Solar Superpower? Jennifer Schwab 2010

The report's authors used data on wind speeds and electricity demand from the past six years to work out what impact 25 Gigawatts - about 16 per cent of Britain's needs - would have had on the national grid if it had been supplied by wind farms.

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We could have 20 Gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed by 2020.

Jackie Savitz: It's Time to Tell Big Oil We're Going Clean 2010

To put that figure in perspective, total solar electric capacity installed for 2010 is approximately 13 Gigawatts.

Jennifer Schwab: Is Yingli the Next Solar Superpower? Jennifer Schwab 2010

Despite the economic downturn, the private US wind energy industry has so far installed 4 Gigawatts of wind power generating capacity this year, but orders for wind turbines and their components are decreasing, a troubling trend.

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Global Warming: US Poised to Lose the Clean Energy Race 2009

China has also just started building a 10 Gigawatt wind farm, and plans to install 100 Gigawatts of wind power generation by 2020.

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Global Warming: US Poised to Lose the Clean Energy Race 2009

As of 2007, total US wind power capacity was at 12.5 Gigawatts.

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Addressing Global Warming: US Poised to Lose the Clean Energy Race 2009