Europe installed 12.5 GW of gross additional wind capacity in 2016. This was 3% less than the new installations in 2015. With a total installed capacity of 153.7 GW, wind energy now overtakes coal as the second largest form of power generation capacity in Europe. 2016 annual figures: 12.5 GW of new wind power capacity was installed and grid-connected in the EU during 2016, a decrease of 3% compared to 2015 annual installations. 10,923 MW were installed onshore, and 1,567 MW were installed offshore; Wind power installed more than any other form of power generation in Europe in 2016. Wind power accounted for 51% of total power capacity installations; Renewable energy accounted for 86% of all new EU power installations in 2016: 21.1 GW of a total 24.5 GW of new power capacity; With almost 300 TWh generated in 2016, wind power covered 10.4 % of the EU’s electricity demand; and €27.5 billion were invested in 2016 to finance wind energy development. This was 5% more than the total investment in 2015.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/data-statistics/wind-power-2016-european-statistics
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/windeurope
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wind-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turbines
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance