EWEA publishes action plan for European wind energy development
| EWEA publishes action plan for European wind energy development, showing potential for Installed capacity of: |
BY 2000 BY 2010 |
BY 2005 BY 2030 |
Europe’s wind capacity overtakes that of the US
Europe’s wind capacity overtakes that of the US
1997: EWEA’s new target
| EWEA’s new target for installed capacity in Europe: |
BY 2000 BY 2010 |
BY 2030 |
World wind capacity moves past 10,000 MW
World wind capacity moves past 10,000 MW
2003: EWEA’s new targets
| EWEA’s new targets for installed capacity in Europe: |
BY 2010
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BY 2020 |
US wind power capacity leaps above 10 GW
US wind power capacity leaps above 10 GW
2006: EWEA’s new target for installed
| EWEA’s new target for installed capacity in Europe: |
BY 2030
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Wind overtakes fuel oil
Wind overtakes fuel oil as the 5th largest form of power generation capacity
Wind power provides 2% of worldwide electricity
Wind power provides 2% of worldwide electricity
Europe accounts for 48%
Europe accounts for 48% of the world’s wind energy capacity
Denmark’s wind power share of electricity reaches over 20%
Denmark’s wind power share of electricity reaches over 20%
2011: EWEA’s new targets
| EWEA’s new targets for installed capacity in Europe |
BY 2020
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BY 2030 |
EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone
EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone
Wind overtakes nuclear
Wind overtakes nuclear as the 4th largest form of power generation capacity
Wind energy industry installs more new capacity than gas and coal combined
Wind energy industry installs more new capacity than gas and coal combined
2015: EWEA’s new target
| EWEA’s new targets for installed capacity in Europe: |
BY 2020 LOW BY 2020 CENTRAL BY 2020 HIGH |
BY 2030 LOW BY 2030 CENTRAL BY 2030 HIGH |
February: wake up call for policymakers
February: wake up call for policymakers as China overtakes EU on cumulative wind installations
