This updated edition of Pure Power once again shows the huge contribution wind energy already makes – and will increasingly make – to meeting Europe’s electricity demand and strengthening its economy, and to avoiding polluting and costly fuel and carbon. Contents: Wind energy currently meets 5.3% of the EU’s electricity consumption from an installed capacity of 84.3 GW. The European Wind Energy Association’s scenarios show that wind energy in 2020 should meet 15.7% of EU electricity demand from 230 GW, and by 2030, 28.5% from 400 GW. Indeed, EWEA believes wind energy can provide half of Europe’s power by 2050, with the remainder from other renewable sources. To ensure the continued buoyancy of the wind energy sector and the path to 100% renewables in 2050, EU renewables legislation is needed now for the period after 2020. This should follow the successful legislation so far by setting an ambitious, binding renewables target for 2030.

1. Pure Power
Wind energy targets for 2020 and 2030

2. EWEA High Scenario for the EU
Finland
Sweden
Estonia
Average MW that need
Latvia to be installed per year
Denmark in high scenario:
Lithuania
Ireland 2,000-3,000
Netherlands
U. K. Poland 1,000-2,000
Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg Czech 250-1,000
Republic
Slovakia
0-250
Austria
Hungary
France
Slovenia Romania
Italy Bulgaria
Portugal Spain Greece
Cyprus

3. wind power installed in Europe
by end 2010 (cumulative)
Faroe Islands
4
Finland
197
Sweden
Norway 2,163
441
Estonia
149
Russia European Union:
Latvia 9
Denmark 31 84,324 MW
3,798 Lithuania
154
Netherlands Candidate countries:
2,245
Ireland 1,418 MW
Ireland
1,428 U. K.
1,428 5,204 Poland
Belgium
911 Germany 1,107 EFTA:
27,214
Luxembourg
478 MW
42 Czech Republic Ukraine
215 87
Slovakia Total Europe:
Austria 3
86,321 MW
1,011 Hungary
France Switzerland
42 295
5,660 Slovenia Romania
0 Croatia
89 462
Italy
5,797 Bulgaria
375
Portugal
3,898
Spain
20,676 Greece Turkey
1,208 1,329
Malta
0 Cyprus
82

4. Member State 2010 wind power capacity
and share of total EU capacity
Greece 1,208 1% Other 5,033 6% Other
Ireland 1,428 2% Poland 1,107
Sweden 2,163 3% Austria 1,011
Netherlands 2,245
3% Belgium 911
Denmark 3,798 4% Romania 462
Bulgaria 375
Portugal 3,898 5% Hungary 295
Germany 27,214
32% Czech Republic 215
Finland 197
UK 5,204 6%
Lithuania 154
Estonia 149
Cyprus 82
France 5,660 7%
Spain 20,676 24% Luxembourg 42
Latvia 31
Italy 5,797 7% Slovakia 3
Malta 0
TOTAL: 84,324 Slovenia 0

5. Germany, Spain and Denmark’s
share of the EU market (2002 – 2010)
100%
679
90% 1,190
1,727
80% 2,609 3,357
3,779
5,764
70% 4,985
5,959
60%
50%
5,234
40% 4,272
4,112
30% 3,595 5,178
3,840
4,735
20% 3,277
3,373
10%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Germany, Spain, Denmark Rest of EU

6. Offshore wind power
Installed in 2010 (MW) Total at end 2010 (MW)
United Kingdom 458 1,341
Denmark 207 854
Netherlands 0 247
Belgium 165 195
Sweden 0 164
Germany 50 92
Finland 2 26
Ireland 0 25
Total EU 883 2,944
Norway 0 2.3
China 102 102
Total World 985 3,048

7. Annual and cumulative installed
EU offshore capacity
(MW)
3,000 2,944
2,500
2,061
2,000
1,479
1,500
1,106
1,000 883
787
695
605 582
515
500 373
318
256 259
170
90 90 93
51 86
5 5 0 5 0 5 2 7 5 12 17 29 0 29 3 32 0 32 4 36
0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total annual Total cumulative
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

8. Wind energy’s share of national electricity
demand at end 2010
Denmark 25.6%
Portugal 15.5%
Spain 15.0%
Ireland 12.9%
Germany 8.0%
EU-27 5.3%
Greece 4.3%
Netherlands 4.1%
United Kingdom 3.7% EU average
Estonia 3.5%
Sweden 3.2% 5.3%
Italy 3.2%
Austria 2.8%
Lithuania 2.7%
Belgium 2.3%
France 2.3%
Bulgaria 2.1%
Romania 1.7%
Poland 1.6%
Hungary 1.5%
Luxembourg 1.1%
Latvia 0.9%
Czech Republic 0.6%
Finland 0.5%
Slovakia 0.0%
Slovenia 0.0%
Malta 0.0%
Cyprus 0.0%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

9. Global Cumulative Wind Power Capacity (1996-2010)
(GW)
200
180
160
84.3
140
120 75.1
100
64.7
80
56.5
60
112.7
48
40 40.5 83.8
34.4 55.6
28.5
20 23.1 37.3
17.3 26
9.7 12.9 18.6
3.5 4.8 6.5 8 10.9 13.2
2.6 2.8 3.7 3.9 4.5 6.6
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total 6.1 7.6 10.2 13.6 17.4 23.9 31.1 39.4 47.6 59.1 74.1 93.8 120.3 158.9 197.0
Rest of the world EU
Source: “Global wind report – annual market update 2010” – GWEC 2011; EWEA 2011

10. Global annual wind power capacity
(1996-2010)
45
40
35
10.5 9.3
30
25
8.3
20
15 8.5
28.3 28.9
7.6
10
18.3
6.2
5 5.5 5.8 11.3
4.4 5.9 7.7
3.2 5.3
1.7 3.2 2.7 2.4
1 1.3 0.8 2.1 1.4
0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total 1.3 1.6 2.5 3.4 3.8 6.5 7.3 8.2 8.2 11.5 15.3 19.8 26.6 38.8 38.2
Rest of the world EU
Source: “Global wind report – annual market update 2010” – GWEC 2011; EWEA 2011 9

11. Global wind power development
compared to nuclear development
250 45
Global cumulative wind power Global cumulative nuclear power 40
200 Global annual nuclear power Global annual wind power 35
30
150
25
20
100
15
50 10
5
0 0
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2 2.3 2.8 3.5 4.8 6.1 7.6 10.2 13.6 17.4 23.9 31.1 39.4 47.6 59.1 74.1 93.8 120.3 158.9 197
1 2.1 2.5 3.5 5.7 7.3 9.4 10.4 14.1 17.6 24.3 33 43.7 61 70.4 84 96.4 111.9 117.8 133
0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.9 1.5 2.2 1.0 3.7 3.4 7.7 8.9 12.7 17.1 10.2 14.3 13.2 15.8 6.9 15.1
0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.5 2.5 3.4 3.8 6.5 7.3 8.1 8.2 11.5 15.2 19.9 26.6 38.8 38.3
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

12. New annual global wind power and
nuclear capacity (2001-2010)
45
(GW)
40 38.8 38.3
35
30
26.6
25
19.9
20
15.2
15
11.5
10 8.1 8.2
7.3
6.5
5 4.8
5 3.9 3.7
2.7
1.7 1.4 1.8 1.1
0
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
New global Nuclear capacity New global Wind power capacity
TOTAL: 26.1 (GW) TOTAL: 180.4 (GW)
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

13. Power production from new global wind
power and nuclear capacity
90
83 82
80
70
60 57
50
43
40 36
34 33
30 28 27
25
19 18
20 16 17
14 13
12
10
10 8
0
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Power production of new nuclear capacity (TWh)
Power production of new wind capacity (TWh)
TOTAL: 187 (TWh) TOTAL: 388 (TWh)
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

14. Power production: global wind capacity
additions in nuclear reactor electricity equivalents
16
14.5 14.3
14
12
10
10
8 7.4
5.7
6
4
2
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Equivalent nuclear reactors
TOTAL: 51.9
Source: EWEA 2011

15. Member States market shares for
new capacity (2010)
Other 800 9% Other
Belgium 350 4% Bulgaria 198
Greece 123
Portugal 363 4% Ireland 118
Germany 1,493
Hungary 94
Denmark 364 4% 16%
Cyprus 82
Lithuania 63
Poland 382 4%
Finland 52
Spain 1,516
Netherlands 32
16%
Romania 448 5% Czech Republic 23
Austria 16
Luxembourg 7
Sweden 604 6% France 1,086
Estonia 7
12%
UK 962 Latvia 2
10%
Italy 948 10% Malta 0
Slovenia 0
TOTAL: 9,332 (MW) Slovakia 0

16. kW of wind energy capacity
per 1,000 people at end 2010
Denmark 686
Spain 450
Portugal 366
Germany 333
Ireland 320
Sweden 232
EU-27 168
Netherlands 135
Austria 121
Estonia 111 EU average
Greece 107
Cyprus 102 168 kW
Italy 96
France 87
Luxembourg 84
Belgium 84
United Kingdom 84
Bulgaria 50
Lithuania 46
Finland 37
Hungary 29
Poland 29
Romania 22
Czech Republic 20
Latvia 14
Slovakia 1
Slovenia 0
Malta 0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

17. MW of wind power capacity
per 1,000 KM² at end 2010
Denmark 88.1
Germany 76.2
Netherlands 54.1
Portugal 42.6
Spain 41.0
Belgium 29.9
UK 21.3
Ireland 20.3
EU-27 19.5
Italy 19.2 EU average
Luxembourg 16.4
Austria 12.1 19.5 MW
France 10.3
Greece 9.2
Cyprus 8.9
Sweden 4.8
Poland 3.5
Bulgaria 3.4
Estonia 3.3
Hungary 3.2
Czech Republic 2.7
Lithuania 2.4
Romania 1.9
Finland 0.6
Latvia 0.5
Slovakia 0.1
Slovenia 0.0
Malta 0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Source: EWEA, GWEC and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

18. Installed power capacity in the EU
(GW)
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Coal Gas Nuclear Fuel oil Peat
Large Hydro Wind PV Biomass Small Hydro
Waste Geothermal CSP Tidal & Wave
Source: EWEA, EPIA, Estela, EU-OEA and Platts Powervision

19. EU power capacity mix
2000 2010
TOTAL: 575.5 (GW) TOTAL: 877.9 (GW)
100% Other: Other:
12,887 28,943
66,518 Small hydro: 4,514 Small hydro: 4,843
90% Biomass: 2,790 84,324 Biomass: 5,851
80% Peat: 1,868 54,735 Peat: 2,030
89,801 Waste: 2,054 Waste: 3,703
70% Geothermal: 1,360 Geothermal: 1,466
PV: 189 212,131 CSP: 635
60% 105,552 Tidal and wave: 250
50% 120,578
40% 128,471
30% 127,383
20%
159,482 231,050
10%
0%
2000 2010
Source: EWEA, EPIA, Estela, EU-OEA and Platts Powervision

20. Net increase/decrease in
power generating technologies
140
118.2
120
100
80 75.7
60
40
28.8
20
3.1 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 Nuclear Coal Fuel Oil
0
-7.6 -9.5 -13.2
-20
TOTAL INCREASE: 200,275 (GW)
Source: EWEA, EPIA, Estela, EU-OEA and Platts Powervision

21. Latest wind energy scenarios for EU-27
450
(GW)
400
400
350
324
(GW total installed
300 capacity) 280
263
248
250 230 235
222
213
199
200
144 143 149 141
150
100 86 85 84
50
0
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
EC 2009 NREAPs IEA 2010 EWEA 2011
Source: EWEA, European Commission, International Energy Agency, National Renewable Energy Action Plans.

22. Average annual increase in wind power
capacity in the EU-27
20
(GW)
18.7
17.8
18
15.7
16 15.3
14
14
12
10.5
9.7 10
10 9.5 9.5
2010 installations
8 7.2
6.3
6 5.6
5.2
4
2
0
2010-2015 2016-2020 2021-2025 2026-2030
EC 2009 NREAPs IEA 2010 EWEA 2011

23. Average annual new capacity Additions
EU 2000-2030 (EC Primes Model, 2009)
(GW)
200,000
180,000
4,999
160,000
9,323
46,048 9,502 43,289
140,000
14,218
4,651
120,000
17,628 27,009
27,407
100,000 53,284
4,832
27,274 17,485
80,000 78,443
44,166 4,320 16,622
60,000 57,238 5,907 38,345
6,802 45,821
40,000 32,096
15,920 8,344
27,791 16,524
20,000 7,027 7,222
28,052 30,135
5,921 16,486 16,497 16,318
0 7,445
2000-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-2020 2021-2025 2026-2030
Other RES Biomass & Waste Wind Oil Coal Gas Nuclear
*Biomass and Waste
Source: “EU Energy trends to 2030 – update 2009”, European Commission 2010

24. Electricity production from onshore and
offshore wind energy (NREAPs)
(TWh)
900
500 15%
800 4
433 3.4 13%
700 2.9
366 2.4 11%
600
1.9
299 1.5 9%
500 10
1.2 9.6
9.1
0.9 8.6
400
233 0.6 8.1 7%
7.6
0.4 7
300
166 0.3 6.5 5%
5.9
5.4
200 4.7
99 3%
0.1
100
33 2.2 1%
0
0 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 0
Offshore Onshore
Source: National Renewable Energy Action Plans
23

25. New annual EU wind power
capacity additions (1991-2020)
30
(GW)
25
20
15
10
5
0
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Total 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 1 1.3 1.7 3.2 3.2 4.4 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.2 7.6 8.6 8.3 8.7 9.3 9.5 10 12.3 13.5 14.5 15.8 17.9 20.3 23.4 24.8
Total Offshore repowering Onshore repowering New offshore

26. Wind energy in 2020 – EWEA targets
Onshore Offshore Total
Installed capacity (GW) 190 40 230
Annual installations (GW) 17.8 6.9 24.8
Annual investments (bn€) 16.2 10.4 26.6
Electricity production
433 148 581
(TWh)

27. EU power capacity mix (2010)
Others
Increase in wind % of EU-27
Greece 5,292
power capacity increase in wind
4% Ireland 4,572
2011-2020 power capacity
3% (MW) 2011-2020
Sweden 6,837 Portugal 3,602 2,5%
5%
Belgium 2,986 2,1%
Netherlands
7,255 Others 23,377 Bulgaria 2,625 1,8%
5% 16% Romania 2,538 1,7%
Austria 2,489 1,7%
Denmark 2,202 1,5%
Poland 9,393 Finland 1,703 1,2%
6% Czech
Germany 1,385 1%
21,786 Republic
Italy 9,703 15% Lithuania 846 0,6%
7%
Slovakia 797 0,5%
Hungary 605 0,4%
Slovenia 500 0,3%
France 17,360
12% Estonia 351 0,2%
UK 20,796 Luxembourg 258 0,2%
14%
Cyprus 218 0,1%
Spain 19,324 Latvia 169 0,1%
13% Malta 100 0,1%
Source: EWEA, EPIA, Estela, EU-OEA and Platts Powervision

28. Onshore historical growth 1994-2004
compared to EWEA’s offshore projection 2010-2020
8000
(MW)
6,902
7000
6,419
6000 5,743 5,749
5,115 5,203
5000
4,377
4,145
4000
3,433
3,225 3,205
3,053
2,767 2,859
3000
2000 1,697
1,370 1,277
883 1,000 962
1000 809
584 470
374 367
215
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Onshore (1992-2004) Offshore (2008 -2020)

29. Wind energy in 2020
• Meeting 15.7% to 16.5% of EU electricity
demand depending on total demand
• Producing 22.9% of total electricity
generating capacity in the EU
• Equivalent to the consumption of
140 million average EU households
• Avoiding 341.6 Mt CO2 annually
• Avoiding fuel costs of bn€ 23.9*
• Avoiding bn€ 8.5 of CO2 cost**
* Assuming IEA forecast, fuel cost equivalent to $97.4/bbl of oil, real 2010 value)
** Assuming €25/t CO2

30. Total installed wind power capacity
EWEA, BTM, and EER scenarios compared
600
509
500
400
400
312
300
230 223
200 179
141 148
100
0
2015 2020 2030
EWEA BTM EER
Source: EWEA 2011, BTM 2010, EER 2010

31. New wind capacity and growth rates
New wind
capacity
Onshore Offshore Total
1991-2000 12,413 35 12,448
2001-2010 69,157 2,908 72,065
2011-2020 124,850 37,067 161,916
2021-2030 132,352 109,083 241,435
Annual growth rates
Onshore Offshore Total
1991-2000 33% -2.60% 32.70%
2001-2010 6.80% 33.10% 7.70%
2011-2020 7.70% 21.30% 10%
2021-2030 -5.20% 5.80% -0.50%

32. New wind capacity (1991-2030)
New wind capacity Annual growth rates
Onshore Offshore Total Onshore Offshore Total
1991-2000 12,413 35 12,448 33% -2.60% 32.70%
2001-2010 69,157 2,908 72,065 6.80% 33.10% 7.70%
2011-2020 124,850 37,067 161,916 7.70% 21.30% 10%
2021-2030 132,352 109,083 241,435 -5.20% 5.80% -0.50%

33. Wind energy in 2030 – EWEA targets
Onshore Offshore Total
Installed capacity (GW) 250 150 400
Annual installations (GW) 10 13.7 23.7
Annual investments (bn€) 8.2 17.1 25.3
Electricity production
591 562 1,154
(TWh)

34. Wind energy in 2030
• Meeting 28.5% of EU electricity demand
depending on total demand
• Producing 36% of total electricity
generating capacity in the EU
• Equivalent to the consumption of
252 million average EU households
• Avoiding 646 Mt CO2 annually
• Avoiding fuel costs of bn€ 51*
• Avoiding bn€ 26 of CO2 cost**
* Assuming IEA forecast, fuel cost equivalent to $108.2/bbl of oil
** Assuming €40/t CO2

35. Wind energy share of EU electricity demand
6,000
4,051
5,000 3,910
3,690
3,524
4,000 3,307
3,320
2,994
3,000
2,000
1,154
1,000 873
581
182 330
23 83
0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Wind energy production (TWh) EU reference (TWh)
Source: EWEA and EC 2010

36. Wind power share of installed capacity
1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Total installed
532 575 627 878 920 1,003 1,041 1,111
capacity (GW)
Total installed wind
2.5 13 41 84 141 230 324 400
capacity (GW)
Wind power's share
0.5% 2.25 6.5% 9.6% 15.3% 22.9% 31.1% 36.0%
of installed capacity

37. Wind and CO2
CO2 avoided annually Annual CO2 cost
by wind energy avoided by wind energy
bn € Mt of CO2
avoided
30 Cost avoided 700
(40€/tCO2)
Cost avoided
(25€/tCO2) 600
25 Cost avoided
(10€/tCO2)
Mt of CO2 avoided 500
20
400
15
300
10
200
5
100
0 0

38. Avoided fuel costs from wind
European Commission International Energy Agency Historical price 11/07/2008
fuel prices ($148/barrel)
60 60
50
10.29
50 50 10.25
10.25
40
40 7.06 40
7.04
28.43 7.06
30
30 30 26.88
26.88
21.22
4.6 4.59
4.59 20 19.64
20 20 19.64
2.98
11.66 12.22
2.48 12.22 1.59 3.09
1.59 3.09
1.6 10
10 10 2.56 2.56
5.56 1.42 6.68 6.68
1.58 1.58
0.62 0.62
2.94 2.76 1.17 2.76 1.17
3.97 7.62 12.54 16.25 0.46
1.87 3.26 5.49 8.17 10.71 0.46
1.87 3.26 5.49 8.17 10.71
0 0 0
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Coal Oil Gas Biomass and waste Coal Oil Gas Biomass and waste Coal Oil Gas Biomass and waste

39. Capital cost of onshore and offshore wind
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Onshore
Onshore EC EWEA
Offshore
Offshore EC EWEA

40. Wind power investments
30
(€bn)
25
20
15
10
5
0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030
Onshore Investments (€2010 bn) Offshore Investments (€2010 bn)

41. Wind energy sector employment
(People)
500,000 246,175 296,548
169,550
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000 86,731
293,306
250,000
22,458 34,945 231,198
200,000
202,694
6,374 13,931 183,373
150,000 174,174
147,419 154,151
140,544
100,000
50,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Total Offshore
Total 153,793 154,476 196,632 189,096 289,425 462,856 477,373 479,921
Source: EWEA and EC 2010

42. Installed capacity, electricity production,
and share of EU demand
Contribution of electricity from RES and wind energy 1970-2010 + expected contribution 2011-
2050 (% of consumption)
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1971 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
All RES (%) Wind (%)
Total EU-27 Wind
wind Average Average gross power’s
Onshore Offshore energy capacity capacity electricity share of
wind wind capacity factor factor TWh TWh TWh consumptio electricity
(GW) (GW) (GW) onshore offshore onshore offshore total n demand
2020 190 40 230 26% 42.30% 433 148 581 3,690 16%
2030 250 150 400 27% 42.80% 591 562 1,154 4,051 29%
2050 275 460 735 29% 45% 699 1,813 2,512 5,000 50%
Sources: 1971-1989 3E/EWEA assumption: 1990-2008 Eurostat: 2009
EWEA assumption: 2010-2020 NREAPs: 2020-2030 EWEA (based on PRIMES consumption 2030: 2031-2050 EWEA).

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promoting wind power in Europe and worldwide. It has
over 700 members from almost 60 countries making
EWEA the world's largest and most powerful wind energy
network.
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