User:MontanNito/Wind farms in Europe
Wind farms in Europe enjoy greater public acceptance and creates a larger share of energy. Germany has the biggest wind turbine to be established offshore, and the largest number of wind farms in the world.
Overall national government policies across Europe are also generally in favour of increasing the use of
On 18th December 2006, the British government gave planning consent for the world's largest offshore wind farm. It is to be built 12 miles off of the Kent coast and will include 341 turbines. Parts of the 'London Array', as it is called, have already been constructed and are operational.
Wind farms in different countries yield different amounts of electricity, because of differences in prevailing wind patterns, siting of the turbines, and the fact that early turbine designs were considerably less efficient and capable of adapting quickly to changes in wind direction and speed. For example, an Oxford University study of the wind over the past 35 years found that UK turbines would have produced 27% of their maximum possible energy, compared with 20% in Denmark and 15% in Germany. [2]
References
- ^ A energia eólica em Portugal, 1º Sem. 2006, Rede Eléctrica Nacional
- ^ UK 'has high-quality wind supply', BBC News
External links
- European Wind Assosiation Energy
- MySME.de Information on Wind Farm Development in Germany
[[Category:Wind farms]]