January 18, the European Union Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published the “2009 European Union annual report of offshore wind power development.” According to the report, the European Union in 2009 the total installed capacity of offshore wind power generation increased by 54% to 577,000 kilowatts.
The rapid development of offshore wind power generation
According to the report statistics, in 2009 the EU wind power, especially in the field of offshore wind power generation has developed rapidly. European Union in 2009 a new wind farm 8, the new offshore wind turbine generator 199 units. In 2009 the total European offshore wind power capacity reached 57.7 million kilowatts, compared with 2008, 373 thousand kilowatts up 54%. In addition, EWEA is expected to be completed by 2010, the European Union will also be 10 new wind farm, the total installed capacity is expected to exceed one million kilowatts.
At present, the European offshore wind farms under construction in a total of 17, the total installed capacity of power generation market to reach 3500 MW, of which more than half of the wind farms are built in Britain. In addition to built 17 wind farms, the EU has approved the establishment of a wind farm there are 52, the total installed capacity of up to 16 million kilowatts. There are also a number of wind farm construction plan is being worked out. The wind farm will provide the European Union more than 10% of the electricity supply.
Not only are more and more, the European Union in the new scale of wind turbines farms is also growing, in 2008 the European Union average of new wind farms installed capacity of 6.2 million kilowatts, whereas in 2009 it rose to 7.2 million kilowatts.
EWEA said that the need for more investment in wind power development
EWEA CEO Christian right in the European Union in 2009 the development of offshore wind power generation, said sure, but he also pointed out that despite rapid growth, but the EU member governments should continue to support offshore wind power development. He said: “Taking into account the establishment of large-scale wind farms in the financial and technical difficulties to be overcome, we have achieved in 2009 is incredible. In order to encourage wind power industry development, the Government should continue to provide a political framework for more help to attract more investors to enter this field. ”
In the fiscal revenue side, according to EWEA statistics, offshore wind power in 2009 brought the EU total of 1.5 billion euros in revenue. Taking into account the large number of EU electricity by 2010, the company will expand their business in North America and Asia, EWEA is estimated that in 2010 this income is expected to increase to 30 billion euros. Of course, the Government’s support is important because these projects are usually the biggest problem is funding. Worked six wind farms injection group of the European Commission said the recovery plan, will continue to increase investment in this area, but also the European Investment Bank, said of the wind power generator investments.
Recently, the European Union nine countries signed an agreement to build in the North Sea agreed to study the feasibility of UHV grids, which is seen as the European Union an important breakthrough in the development of wind power generation. In addition the European Investment Banking will also provide a similar connection to the United Kingdom and Norway, wind power project investment 300 million euros, the project also was optimistic about the outside world.
Kristen believes that more and more money into shows that policy makers clearly wind power will be the key to EU’s future energy supplies. He said: “As more and more capital investment, the wind turbines continuous development of the field of wind power will provide the EU to bring in advanced technology, more job opportunities and economic recovery.”
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