Denmark's energy grid operator Energinet reports that Denmark obtained 47% of its electrical power from offshore and onshore wind farms in 2019. Denmark has been investing in wind-sourced electrical power since the 1970s.
"The higher proportion of wind energy in Denmark last year was partly due to Vattenfall [VATN.UL] starting operations at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea in August.Ireland is the second European nation in wind-generated electricity, with approximately 28% generated (in 2018). By comparison, the U.S. obtains 6.6% of its utility-scale electricity generation from wind power, despite vast tracts of land with favorable wind conditions.
The share of power from wind turbines at sea increased to 18% last year from 14% in 2018, Energinet said. Onshore wind accounted for 29% last year."
(photo: Denmark's offshore Middelgrunden wind farm, via Pinterest)
