Denmark Demonstrates Year Of 43.6% Power From Wind Works
Wind energy hits new record in Denmark
8 January 2018 (Climate Action)
“[Just-released energy statistics reveal] that in 2017 wind turbines delivered the equivalent of 43.6 percent of Denmark’s total electricity consumption, hitting a new milestone for the clean energy transition in the country…[T]otal wind output reached approximately 14,700 gigawatt-hours (GWh)…[The previous record was 2015’s] 42 percent of the country’s electricity needs…[Denmark has been] a pioneer in wind energy…[I]n 2000, wind turbines were already providing more than 12 percent equivalent of the country’s annual electricity consumption….[T]he country has a capacity of approximately 5.3 gigawatts (GW)…By 2020, wind power is anticipated to provide more than 50 percent of Denmark’s electricity consumption. Including solar and biomass energy, renewable energy sources are expected to hold a share of 80 percent in the country’s electricity mix.” click here for more
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