13 February 2013
Wind in power: 2012 European statistics
- The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW.
- Wind energy represented 26% of all new EU power capacity installed in 2012, and investments of between €12.8 billion and €17.2 billion.
- It is now meeting 7% of Europe’s electricity demand – up from 6.3% at end 2011.
