With 42.1%, the share of wind power in the Danish electricity consumption gained three percentage points compared to 2014, when Denmark was ahead of Portugal (24%) and Spain (20.4%) , according to the international Energy Agency (IEA).
Denmark aims to generate 50% of electricity consumed due to wind turbines in 2020 and to be free of fossil fuels by 2050
Dependent on imports of energy, with no relief this small country bordered by the sea began to invest heavily in wind power in the late 1970s.
The Danish wind industry achieved in 2014 a turnover of 84.4 billion kronor (11.3 billion euros) and outsides sales turbines represent more than 5% of its exports, according to official statistics.
