From the Austrian Wind Energy Association has recently learned that, despite the international financial crisis on the Austrian export industry led to relatively large impact, but the prosperity of Austria, the wind power industry continues.

In recent years, benefiting from wind power in the international electricity market share increases, pairs of wind power equipment and products, growing demand for wind generators control systems, leaves equipment, generators, and energy conversion systems, as well as complete the implementation of wind power solutions Austrian wind power industry is mainly export products have more market. Austrian Wind Power Industry in 2007 exports reached 2.5 billion euros in 2008 has increased by 20%, exports for the first time exceeded 300 million euros.

Austrian Wind Energy Association, said Stephen Chi-han,% 26quot; Austria prosperity of the wind power industry is no accident, it can be seen as the development of the European wind turbines industry as a whole in miniature. % 26quot; in the context of the global financial crisis, the European situation is not optimistic about a number of industry sectors, but the wind power sector is full of opportunities for development. According to the International Energy Agency predicts that by 2030 wind power can provide the world’s demand for electricity by 9%.

The European Wind Energy Association said that at present wind power to meet electricity demand in Europe 4%, a total of 65000 MW of wind generating capacity entered the European power grid, by 2020, the European wind power market share in the whole will reach 14% -18 %, the European Union to create 350,000 new jobs. This means that the next 20 years, Europe has a huge wind power market, the demand for wind power generator equipment will also be synchronized rapidly. Thus, wind power continues to be the EU as a green, reliable and market potential of new forms of energy, and active choice to increase the market for wind power investment.

Only in 2008 the EU’s total investment in wind power more than 110 billion euros, an increase of wind power capacity 8484MW, the creation of 16 million jobs, wind power generation capacity of the EU industry has become the fastest-growing areas.

The protection of energy security, tackling climate change under the guidance of the principles of the European Union increased in recent years to encourage Member States and relevant enterprises to increase wind power technology and equipment R & D investment, effectively promote the EU’s wind power market development, and in related industries to achieve an international competitive advantage. Installed capacity of wind power is currently the world’s top 10 countries, the EU member states accounted for seven, the world’s major wind power markets are also in Europe.

At the same time, from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, the Nordic enterprises are also the leading global equipment supplier market, its technology, equipment and services have been exported around the world. European Union countries use wind power industry, promote the development associated with the design, processing, building materials, insurance and finance and other related industries to development, so that the European wind power industry has become an important leading high-tech-intensive industries. It is worth mentioning that, in the European Union and the Government’s policy to encourage member states, EU wind generators companies wind power continuously upgrade technology and equipment levels, effectively reducing the cost of production and to protect its dominant position in the international market.

In Austria, for example, the Austrian Wind Energy Association estimates that if wind power business achievements in technological innovation can be an effective application and promotion, through technological advances and equipment production scale, serialization and standardization of the next 10 years, onshore wind power, Austria the average cost of computer equipment at the current level can be reduced by 20%, and offshore wind turbine equipment, the average cost can be reduced more than 40%, so that the overall cost of wind power industry has dropped significantly. Taking into account the EU’s commitment to its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 on the basis of reduced by at least 20%, and willing to work with other major emitters of an emission reduction targets will be increased to 30%, the future for a long period of time, wind power in the European Union compared to other forms of electrical energy will be more obvious competitive advantage.