Denmark has just set a new record in clean energy: now almost half of its needs are covered by wind energy.
In 2019, the Little Mermaid country got 47% of its electricity from the wind, based on preliminary data from Danish grid operator Rein reported by Reuters. It is a significant leap forward even compared to the high 41% of 2018.
The push is largely due to large cost reductions and improvements in offshore technology. Standing out above all is the excellent performance of the new generation Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, which began operating in the North Sea last August.
Denmark is ahead of all other European countries in terms of wind energy, with Ireland harvesting 28% of its wind energy in 2018, according to a report by wind Europe.
The wind record makes the Danes proud and inflates the sails of their green ambitions: Denmark has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by the end of the next 10 years.
A Europe gone with the wind
Our continent leads the way when it comes to wind energy: in 2018, 14% of total energy consumption across the European Union was brought to us by the wind. In the world, just think, wind energy contributes only 0.3% of all energy produced.
Wind record, the future will see other goals
The International Energy Agency has reported that wind energy is expected to increase 15-fold over the next 20 years.
The result will come from the spread of greater environmental awareness and new technologies. Above all they stand out VorteX, wind turbine without blades, and the innovative typhoon power generation mechanism Magnus VAWT, under development in Japan.
