Wind energy provides 8 percent of Europe's electricity

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-07/ecjr-wep072415.php

Public Release: 24-Jul-2015
European Commission Joint Research Centre

The global cumulative capacity of installed wind turbines has gone from 3 GW to 370 GW over two decades.

EU's grid connected cumulative capacity in 2014 reached 129 GW, meeting 8% of European electricity demand, equivalent to the combined annual consumption of Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland. According to a JRC report, the impressive growth of the industry will allow at least 12% electricity share by 2020, a significant contribution to the goal of the European energy and climate package of 20% share of energy from renewable sources.

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