Windicator: Feelgood factor

WORLDWIDE: Sluggish activity in the more mature markets points to underwhelming global growth in the first half of 2015.

Offshore wind continues to add megawatts rapidly in Germany, less so in the UK and China. Africa and Latin America surge ahead, with installed capacity rising by about a quarter in each region. Texas once again tops new installations in the US, but South Dakota also makes its mark.