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source: www.ewea.org/documents/
Facts_Summary.pdf

www.ewea.org/documents/
0511%20-%20Wind%20Force%2012.pdf

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forecasts

EWEA* has projected that if positive policy support to wind energy continues:
  • by 2010, wind power will achieve an installed capacity of 75,000 MW in the EU-15: an overall contribution to electricity supply of 5.5%;


  • by 2010, the cost of production from a coastal turbine could be as low as €0.03/kWh;


  • by 2020, this figure is expected to increase to more than 12%, with wind power providing energy equal to the demand of 195 million European household consumers;


  • by 2020, it could be possible to supply 12% of the world's electricity needs with wind power alone.

* The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is the voice of the wind industry. It includes 200 companies, organisations and research institutions from over 40 countries worldwide.
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