Wind-Power in Europe

Denmark’s wind power generation is often hailed as a success story but the Danish experiment is not quite so simple. The  Annual Reports by grid-operator "E.ON Netz" highlight some of the problems being experienced in Germany.

All the documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Wind Report 2005
  E.ON Netz,  2005
  The annual report of the German grid operator which states the need for 90% of the installed wind capacity to be provided by traditional power stations that are permanently on line.
• Wind Report 2004
  E.ON Netz,  2004
  Annual Report of German grid operator which links grid instability, low productivity and high costs to increases in wind capacity
• When the wind failed to deliver
  "VoS" News, Vol.2 No.4, (page 5),  2005
• Wind-power hasn`t cut Denmark`s emissions
  "VoS" News, Vol.2 No.2, (page 1),  2004
• The Dash for Wind – West Denmark`s Experience and UK`s Energy Aspirations
  by Hugh Sharman,
  Incoteco (Denmark) ApS,  2003
  Assuming the UK 2020 renewables target is met, the author extrapolates data from West Denmark and predicts the challenges likely to be faced in the UK
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