According to statistics released by EWEA, the European retired in 2009 coal-fired and nuclear power capacity greater than the ability to set. Renewable energy technologies together account for 2009 new generating capacity to 61%.
2009 European new wind farm investment reached 13 billion euros, including 1.5 billion euros at sea. Throughout the EU in 2009 set up wind generators capacity of 10,163 MW, compared with 2008 growth of 23%. Among them, land-based wind power generation capacity of 9,581 MW (an increase of 21%), offshore wind power generation capacity of 582 MW (an increase of 56%).
2009 is a new wind power capacity than any other generation technologies, the second year. Wind power accounts for the share of new generating capacity to 35% from 2008 to 2009 accounted for 39%. 2009 is also a renewable energy accounted for a larger share of total new investment in the second year.
New wind capacity in 2009 set up accounts for wind turbines the largest share of new electricity generating capacity of countries: Spain (24% – 2459 MW), followed by Germany (19% – 1917 MW), Italy (11% – 1114 MW), France (11 % – 1088 MW) and the United Kingdom (10% – 1077 MW).
EU’s total wind power capacity to 64,719 MW from the end of 2008 to 2009, 74,767 MW, the German EU countries remain the largest capacity of wind power is set, followed by Spain, Italy, France and Britain. As of 2009, set up wind power capacity to produce 163 TWh, accounting for EU’s total electricity demand of 4.8%.
