{"id":13856,"date":"2013-06-23T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/wind-in-numbers-numerical-equivalents-of-wind-2\/"},"modified":"2013-06-23T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T13:50:26","slug":"wind-in-numbers-numerical-equivalents-of-wind-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wind-in-numbers-numerical-equivalents-of-wind-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind in numbers \/ Numerical equivalents of wind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t5,500<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of average EU households that one 6 MW offshore turbine can power.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t8,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of parts a wind turbine has.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t59.6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOn 6 November, 2011 at 2 am, 59.6% of Spain\u2019s total power demand was supplied by wind power.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t55%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tOf all the electricity used by South Australians on 5 September 2012 was generated by wind power.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t16%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe average amount of electricity demand met by wind in Spain.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t39.4%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe annual growth of Chinese wind market in 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t26%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe average amount of electricity demand supplied by wind in Denmark.\u00a0The Danish government aims to get 50% of its electricity from wind by 2025.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t199,064<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of wind turbines spinning around the world at the end of 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t45,894<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe amount of wind turbines\u00a0up and running in China at the end of 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tIt takes a wind turbine 3-6 months to recoup the energy that goes into producing, operating and recycling the wind turbine after its 20 to 25 year lifetime.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t1$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe amount of subsidies given to all renewable energy technologies, versus the $USD 6-7 in subsidies given to fossil fuels (see the International Energy Agency\u2019s 2011 World Energy Outlook).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t41<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of GW of wind power installed in 2011, bringing the total installed global capacity to more than 238 GW at the end of 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t23,640<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of new wind turbines erected across the world in 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWind turbine blades rotate between 15 and 20 times per minute.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t2.5%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe percentage of global electricity supplied by wind power.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t8-12%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe amount of global electricity that could be supplied by wind power in 2020.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t10,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tA farmer from Iowa who uses one tenth of a hectare for a wind turbine could earn about $USD 10,000 per year, compared to about $USD 300 using the same area to grow corn for ethanol.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t7.5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe most powerful wind turbine\u00a0is a 7.5 MW turbine with a rotor diameter of 126 meters.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe largest offshore turbines are just over 6 MW with a rotor diameter of 126 metres \u2013 longer than a football field.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t150<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0 largest turbine in the world is the new Alstom Haliade 6 MW turbine with a rotor diameter of 150.8 meters.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t102<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe amount of megawatts in the first large commercial offshore project outside of Europe – the Shanghai Donghai Bridge offshore project.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t89%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of EU citizens who are in favour of wind power, according to a 2011 poll.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tA 10 MW wind farm can easily be built in two months. A larger 50 MW wind farm can be built in six months.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t240,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of people employed by the wind industry in the EU in 2011. This is a 30% increase from 2007 to 2010, despite EU unemployment which rose by 9.6%.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t520,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe amount of people expected to be employed by the wind power sector in 2020 in the EU. By 2030, the figure will be 794,079, with 62 % of jobs in the offshore sector.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t670,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of people employed worldwide by the wind industry in 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t583<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of megawatts of wind power installed in Brazil in 2011 – Brazil has become a leader in the South American wind energy market, increasing its capacity over 90% from 2010 to a total of more than 1500 MW.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe number of wind bases in China aiming at reaching at least 10 GW: Inner Mongolia East, Inner Mongolia West, HeBei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Ganxu, XinJiang.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t446,000,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0 The number of kilowatt hours of wind energy produced worldwide in 2011.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t84<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tIn 2010, the 84 GW of wind power in the EU avoided the emission of 126 million tonnes (Mt) of CO\u2082, equivalent to taking 30% of EU cars (64 million vehicles) off the road.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWind power farms generate between 17 and 39 times as much power as they consume, compared to 16 times for nuclear plants and 11 times for coal plants.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t5,700,000,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tThe EU exported 5.7 billion Euro worth of wind industry products and services in 2011<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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