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Pure Power Wind energy targets for

2020 and

2030 A report by the European Wind Energy Association -

2011 Pure Power Wind energy targets for

2020 and

2030 A report by the European Wind Energy Association -

2011 Text and analysis: Jacopo Moccia and Athanasia Arapogianni, European Wind Energy Association Contributing authors: Justin Wilkes, Christian Kjaer and Rémi Gruet, European Wind Energy Association Revision and editing: Sarah Azau and Julian Scola, European Wind Energy Association Project coordinators: Raffaella Bianchin and Sarah Azau, European Wind Energy Association Design: www.

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2011 2 Pure Power C Wind energy targets for

2020 and

2030 Foreword At a time when fossil fuel prices are spiralling, the threat of irreversible climate change is on everyone'

s minds and serious questions are being raised over the cost and safety of nuclear, wind energy is considered more widely than ever a key part of the answer. This updated edition of Pure Power once again shows the huge contribution wind energy already makes C and will increasingly make C to meeting Europe'

s elec- tricity demand and strengthening its economy, and to avoiding polluting and costly fuel and carbon. Wind energy currently meets 5.3% of the EU'

s electric- ity consumption from an installed capacity of 84.3?GW. The European Wind Energy Association'

s scenarios show that wind energy in

2020 should meet 15.7% of EU electricity demand from 230?GW, and by 2030, 28.5% from 400? GW. Indeed, EWEA believes wind energy can provide half of Europe'

s power by 2050, with the remainder from other renewable sources. To ensure the continued buoyancy of the wind energy sector and the path to 100% renewables in 2050, EU renewables legislation is needed now for the period after 2020. This should follow the successful legisla- tion so far by setting an ambitious, binding renewables target for 2030. Such a target would take the EU from 19% renewable electricity today, to an expected 34% in 2020, and to 100% renewable electricity by 2050. In addition to post-2020 legislation, investment is urgently needed in electricity infrastructure in order to transport large amounts of wind energy from where it is produced to where it is consumed and to create a single electricity market in the EU. Issues such as funding for research must also be tackled. As wind energy grows year on year, so do its benefits for the EU. Jobs are created, a world-leading European industry is strengthened, carbon emissions and fuel imports are avoided. Pure Power is a detailed and encouraging picture of how the sector is likely to evolve and the positive impact it will have. We wish you informative reading of what is, we hope, an essential reference book for anyone interested in the world of wind energy. Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive Officer European Wind Energy Association Arthouros Zervos, President European Wind Energy Association Pure Power C Wind energy targets for

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2030 3 Contents 1. National wind energy scenarios for

2020 4 2. The current status of wind power

10 a. Global cumulative and annual installations to 2010.12 b. Wind energy and the EU Member States

16 c. The growth of offshore wind power.20 d. Wind power capacity compared to country size and population.21 3. Historical development of the EU'