Wind Power In Denmark: Overview of wind power in Denmark
After the world's oil crises in the 1970s, Denmark started to develop wind power.
In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants.
The Danes were pioneers in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s and today almost half of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas.
Wind power in Denmark provided 30% of the electricity produced in Denmark in 2012, and cumulative installed capacity over recent years is shown in the Table below.
Wind turbines are popular with people in Denmark.
| Year | Installed Wind Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,489 |
| 2002 | 2,889 |
| 2003 | 3,116 |
| 2004 | 3,118 |
| 2005 | 3,122 |
| 2006 | 3,136 |
Sources: Global Wind 2005 Report, p.7 Archived 2007-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
Global Wind 2006 Report, p.9 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Related pages
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- Renewable energy
- Renewable resource
- Wind
- Wind farm
- Wind power in Germany
- Wind power in Spain
References
Books
- Caldicott, Helen (2006). Nuclear power is not the answer to global warming or anything else, Melbourne University Press, ISBN 0-522-85251-3
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