Wind power continues to grow in 2004 in the EU,
but faces constraints of grid and administrative barriers
Industry statistics released today for the EU wind energy market show
that cumulative wind power capacity increased by 20% to 34,205 MW at
the end of 2004, up from 28,567 MW at the end of 2003. 5,703 MW of
wind power capacity were installed last year, representing a wind turbine
manufacturing turnover of some �5.7 billion. The top five European wind
energy markets in 2004 were Spain (2065 MW), Germany (2037 MW),
UK (240 MW), Portugal (224 MW) and Italy (221 MW). The future growth
prospects of European wind power are reliant on creating sustained
markets in other European countries on a scale similar to those in
Germany and Spain, with a cumulative wind energy capacity of 16,629 MW
and 8,263 MW respectively at the end of 2004.
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