Danish wind broke record in 2019

Even though solar and wind energy came just short of passing a halfway milestone, renewable energy covered a larger proportion of domestic energy consumption than ever before. The question remains as to whether the electricity in the grid was greener as such.
Med tilføjelsen af Horns Rev 3 kommer mere end en tredjedel af den danske vindproduktion nu fra havmøller. | Photo: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix
Med tilføjelsen af Horns Rev 3 kommer mere end en tredjedel af den danske vindproduktion nu fra havmøller. | Photo: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix

The proportion of wind energy in the Danish energy mix is higher than ever. Following a dip in 2018, the winds shifted once again last year, when Denmark's wind turbines generated a power volume corresponding to 46.9 percent of the country's annual electricity use. Despite relatively poor weather conditions in the second half of the year, 2019 turned out to be a fair period for wind energy, show figures compiled by trade association Wind Denmark.

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