Wind power in Denmark facts for kids
After the world's oil crises in the 1970s, Denmark started to develop wind power. In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants.
The Danes were pioneers in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s and today almost half of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas.
Wind power in Denmark provided 30% of the electricity produced in Denmark in 2012, and cumulative installed capacity over recent years is shown in the Table below.
Wind turbines are popular with people in Denmark.
| Year | Installed Wind Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,489 |
| 2002 | 2,889 |
| 2003 | 3,116 |
| 2004 | 3,118 |
| 2005 | 3,122 |
| 2006 | 3,136 |
Sources: Global Wind 2005 Report, p.7
Global Wind 2006 Report, p.9
Related pages
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- Renewable energy
- Renewable resource
- Wind
- Wind farm
- Wind power in Germany
- Wind power in Spain
Books
- Caldicott, Helen (2006). Nuclear power is not the answer to global warming or anything else, Melbourne University Press, ISBN: 0-522-85251-3
Images for kids
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Wind power in Denmark
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Breaking waves at the north sea coast of Denmark in the evening of 9 July 2015 as the new record in peak generation was reached.
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A Vestas wind turbine
