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Germany
Introduction
German wind power grew faster than ever before
in 2002. Last year, 2,328 wind turbines with a
total capacity of 3,247 MW were newly installed,
20% more than the 2,659 MW installed in 2001,
the previous record-breaking year. Wind power
is becoming an inherent part of Germany’s energy
supply. At the end of December 2002, there were
some 13,750 turbines with a joint capacity of
12,000 MW installed throughout the nation – 37%
more than at the end of 2001. “In an average wind
year, the installed capacity in Germany can meet
about 4.5% of the country’s electricity demand,”
says Peter Ahmels, president of the German Wind
Energy Association (Bundesverband WindEnergie
– BWE)...more>>
Germany remains the world’s largest wind energy
market. According to the WindEnergy study 2004,
the manufacturers and developers are more optimistic
today than they were in 2002 – by 2012 they are
expecting installed power of 22 600 MW onshore
and 6700 MW in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. 30%
of German electricity demand could then be covered
by wind energy by 2030...more>>
Market development in Germany: Offshore from
2006
Working on the assumption that today's generally
favourable political and economic conditions for
the generation of electricity from wind power
will not be changed radically, the figures expected
for Germany until the year 2008 are approx. 21,600
MW power installed onshore and approx. 1,500 MW
offshore (by comparison: at present 14,609 MW
onshore and 0 MW offshore). For 2012 the figures
are 22,600 MW onshore and 6,800 MW in the areas
of the North Sea and Baltic Sea...more>>(page
1)
In 2030, 30 % of German power consumption could
be covered by wind energy
The future wind energy market in Germany will
consist of three segments, the development of
new onshore areas, replacement of old wind turbines
by more modern and larger turbines (repowering)
and offshore wind energy use. By the end of the
period shown, the installed capacity could reach
approx. 23,700 MW onshore and 30,500 MW offshore,
which is an increase of about 15% as against the
forecast of 2002. This would mean that more
than 30% of the German power consumption could
be generated from wind power ...more>>(page
2)
| Potential Wind Resources: |
Total Electric Usage (2002) |
Population (July 2003) |
Energy usage /person/year |
| > 54.2 GW |
506,600 GWh |
82,398,326 |
6.1506 MWh |
Wind Power Facility in Arneburg, Germany - 30 MW
(http://www.gepower.com/businesses/ge_wind_energy/en/image_gallery/arneburg30.htm)
Energy Conversion:
| 1 TWh (terawatt-hour) |
1000 GWh (gigawatt-hour) |
| 1 GWh (gigawatt-hour) |
1000 MWh (megawatt-hour) |
| 1 MWh (megawatt-hour) |
1000 KWh (kilowatt-hour) |
| 1 KWh (kilowatt-hour) |
1000 Wh (watt-hour) |
References and Additional Information about Wind
Resources in Germany:
Wind
Energy Hamburg: Assessment
of the Wind Energy Market until 2012
Bundesverband Wind Energie: German
Wind Power
EWEA: Wind
Energy Study 2004
Nationmaster: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/gm/Energy
Energy Breakdown Chart of Germany: Energy
Chart
Energy Grid Map of Germany: Grid
Map
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