By 2020 wind energy will be able to triple its power and cover 15,7% of the electricity needs in the European Union. These are the estimates released today in Brussels by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), in the “Pure Power” report.
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By 2020 thewind power will be able to triple its power ea cover 15,7% of the electricity needs in the European Union. These are the estimates released today in Brussels by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), in the “Pure Power” report.
According to the association that brings together European wind producers, energy from wind "will be able to triple its power by 2020 with 194 billion euros invested in Europe in onshore and offshore wind farms in this decade".
"This success is mainly driven by a strong EU regulatory framework for 2020, which we also need after 2020". - he has declared Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of the EWEA. "Wind energy will not only be able to make a substantial contribution to achieving the European objectives set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will greatly accelerate the move away from expensive fossil fuels, create jobs and make Europe more competitive ”All this as long as it comes guaranteed the stability it needs to the sector even after 2020.
Currently l'' wind energy in Europe is 5,5% of electricity demand or 182 terawattoras (Twh), with an installed capacity of 84,34 GigaWatt (GW), of which 81,4 Gw on land and only 2,9 Gw offshore.
By the end of 2020 is expected to arrive at 581 TWh, 15,7% of energy needs. In practice, by that date, the production of electricity from wind will be equivalent to the current total consumption of all households in France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom combined. To achieve this, the EU will have to invest 26,6 billion euros annually (16,2 billion onshore and 10,4 billion for offshore installations) against a saving of around 23,9 billion EUR on its oil bill and a reduction in CO2 emissions of over 340 million tons.
Within the 2030 instead, 1154 Terawatt hours will be produced with the wind, or 28% of the total demand capable of satisfying the consumption of 241 million European families.
However, the report highlights how the 27 member states will have a very different increase in wind power capacity over the next few years.
