The report predicts that wind power will account for half of EU electricity in 2050

The report entitled "Pure Energy" published by the European Wind Energy Association recently predicted that if the conditions of wind power producers can be met and investment is in place, by 2050, 50% of EU electricity supply will come from wind power generation and wind power generation will occupy the EU. Half of the electricity market.

The report pointed out that the EU wind power capacity will increase from 182 billion kWh in 2010 to 581 billion kWh in 2020, and the share of wind power in the total electricity consumption in the EU will also increase from 5.5% in 2010 to 15.7% in 2020. By 2020, the installed capacity of wind power in EU member states will at least triple, and wind power generation will be equivalent to the sum of household electricity consumption in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland and Spain. By 2020, Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Spain and Greece will become the leaders of the wind power industry in the European Union. Wind power accounts for 52%, 38%, 28%, and 27% of the electricity demand of the five countries mentioned above. twenty three%.

According to the report, in 2030, the wind power capacity in the EU is expected to increase to 11,540 billion kWh, equivalent to the total electricity consumption of the EU's 241 million households and 28.5% of the EU's total electricity consumption. At present, wind power output is equivalent to the total electricity consumption of 50 million households in the EU. The European Wind Energy Association estimates that if the European Union wants to increase the proportion of wind power in the European Union’s electricity demand to 28.5% by 2030, the EU needs to invest 26.6 billion euros in wind power each year, of which land-based wind power needs to invest 16.2 billion euros, and offshore wind power needs to invest 104 Billion euros. The sharp increase in wind power production will bring benefits to the EU: The EU will reduce its oil imports by 23.9 billion euros per year (calculated at 97.4 euros per barrel) and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 341.6 million tons.

The European Wind Energy Association policy director Wilkes said that the rapid development of EU wind power industry is mainly due to the EU’s strong energy policy. The EU’s significant increase in wind power production is largely due to the EU’s promotion of more clean energy and efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. The result of the emissions. Wind power can not only effectively help the EU fulfill its international commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also help the EU reduce its dependence on expensive fossil fuels, create employment opportunities, enhance economic competitiveness, and ensure safe renewable energy production.