Enercon builds first E-40 direct drive (gearless) turbine
First Spanish wind farms open at Tarifa in Andalucia
First Spanish wind farms open at Tarifa in Andalusia; National Energy Plan envisages up to 200 MW of wind capacity by 2000
Ten 30 kW wind turbines from German Aeroman
Ten 30 kW wind turbines from German Aeroman are installed on Sijiao island off the Shanghai coast of China
First UK wind farm opens at Delabole
First UK wind farm opens at Delabole in Cornwall, with ten 400 kW wind turbines
First offshore wind park constructed
First offshore wind park constructed at Vindeby off the coast of Denmark with eleven 450 kW turbines
Europe’s largest wind farm installed in Jutland
Europe’s largest wind farm installed in Jutland, Denmark (42 x Nordtank 300 kW turbines)
Danish Bonus company begins series production
Danish Bonus company begins series production of a 450 kW three-bladed machine with 35 metre rotor
Fifteen single-bladed MBB
Fifteen single-bladed MBB (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm) turbines go up in Germany. They are eventually dismantled in 1992
Vestas decides to concentrate exclusively on wind energy
Vestas decides to concentrate exclusively on wind energy
West German firm, WindkraftZentrale
West German firm, WindkraftZentrale, begins exporting wind turbines
