13 February 2018
Wind in Power: 2017 European Statistics
Overview
Europe installed 16.8 GW (15.6 GW in the EU) of additional wind power capacity in 2017, marking a record year on annual installations.
With a total net installed capacity of 169 GW, wind energy remains the second largest form of power generation capacity in Europe, closely approaching gas installations.
2017 was a record year for both onshore and offshore installations. The EU added 12,484 MW onshore and 3,154 MW offshore.
Findings
Explore the key figures
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Total power generation capacity in the European Univion 2005-2017
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EU country shares of new wind energy capacity installed during 2017.
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Share of new installed capacity
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Newly installed and decommissioned capacity in the European Union
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Share of new renewable power installations.
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Annual installed capacity and renewable share
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Net electricity installations in the EU from 2000 to 2017
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Share in installed capacity in 2005 and 2017
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Annual onshore and offshore wind installations in the EU
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Geographical concentration of the annual wind power installations
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Installed wind energy capacity onshore and offshore
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Cumulative installations onshore and offshore in the EU
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Cumulative installations onshore and offshore by country.
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Percentage of the average annual electricity demand covered by wind
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Number of turbines installed in 2017 and their average power rating – Onshore
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Number of turbines installed in 2017 and their average power rating – Offshore
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New asset finance in wind energy 2010 – 2017
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New asset financing in 2017 by country (€bn)
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Clean energy investments in 2017 (€bn)
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