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[[Image:DanishWindTurbines.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Offshore wind turbines near [[Copenhagen]]]] |
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Stimulated by the world's oil crises in the 1970s, Denmark decided to develop wind power. In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants |
Stimulated by the world's oil crises in the 1970s, Denmark decided to develop wind power. In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants (Caldicott, 2006, p.168-169). |
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Some 20 per cent of Danish domestic electricity now comes from wind |
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Caldicott, Helen (2006). ''Nuclear power is not the answer to global warming or anything else'', Melbourne University Press, ISBN 0 522 85251 3 |
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Revision as of 07:07, 16 April 2007
Stimulated by the world's oil crises in the 1970s, Denmark decided to develop wind power. In 1988, two years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Danes passed a law forbidding the construction of nuclear power plants (Caldicott, 2006, p.168-169).
Some 20 per cent of Danish domestic electricity now comes from wind [1] and Denmark is a leading wind power nation in the world. The Danes were pioneers in developing commercial wind power during the 1970’s and today almost half of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas.[2]
The Danish wind turbine industry is the world’s largest and 90% of the wind turbines manufactured in Denmark are sold to international markets. In 2003, the Danish manufacturers had a total world market share of approximately 38%, generating a combined turnover of almost 3 billion Euro and maintaining over 20,000 people employed in the industry, from wind turbine factories to maintenance and research.[3]
The development of wind power in Denmark has been characterized by a close collaboration between publicly financed research and industry in key areas such as research and development, certification, testing, and the preparation of standards.[4]
Professor Bent Ole Mortensen contrasted the development of wind power in Denmark with that of the United States in a recent Symposium in Houston that focused on economic and environmental barriers to wind power.[5]
See also
- List of wind turbine manufacturers
- Wind power in Germany
- Wind power in Spain
- Wind power in the United Kingdom
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Energy policy of the European Union
References
- ^ [http://risoe-staged.risoe.dk/Research/sustainable_energy/wind_energy.aspx Wind energy A visionary match]
- ^ The world's leader in Wind Power
- ^ The world's leader in Wind Power
- ^ [http://risoe-staged.risoe.dk/Research/sustainable_energy/wind_energy.aspx Wind energy A visionary match]
- ^ Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal Symposium 2007
Bibliography
Caldicott, Helen (2006). Nuclear power is not the answer to global warming or anything else, Melbourne University Press, ISBN 0 522 85251 3