Wind power in Denmark

Middelgrunden offshore wind park, 3.5 km outside Copenhagen. When built in 2000, it was the world's largest.[1]

Denmark was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s, and today a substantial share of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas—the world's largest wind-turbine manufacturer—along with many component suppliers. Furthermore, Denmark has{Emdash}}as of 2022{Emdash}}the 2nd highest amount in the world of wind power generation capacity installed per capita, behind only neighboring Sweden.

In 2020, wind power produced 56% of total electricity generation in Denmark, up from 20% in 2010 and 11% in 2000.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] This contributes to the government's target of 100% renewable power generation by 2030.[9][10]

Denmark had the 4th best energy architecture performance in the world in 2017 according to the World Economic Forum,[11] and the second best energy security in the world in 2019 according to the World Energy Council.[12]

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