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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10432

3 August 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 14
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/energy
Wind power will triple by 2020, EWEA states

Brussels, 02/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - In its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the EU, published ahead of the energy roadmap 2050 to be published by the Commission later this year, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) predicts wind energy will more than triple its power output by 2020, with €194 billion invested in European onshore and offshore wind farms in this decade, to supply 15.7% of total EU electricity demand (compared to 5.5% in 2010). According...