Wind power in Italy

Wind power in Italy, at the end of 2015, consisted of more than 1,847 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 8,958 megawatts. Wind power contributed 5.4% of Italy electricity generation in 2015 (14,589 GWh).[1] Italy is ranked as the world's tenth producer of wind power as of the end of 2016. Prospects for Italian wind energy beyond 2016 were very uncertain.[2]

Wind turbines near Frigento, province of Avellino, Campania

In 2019, Italy generated 20,054 GWh of electricity from wind power, equal to 7.1% of the total electricity generation.[3]

Overview
Share of wind power in total electricity demand in Europe in 2017
  > 40 %
  20-30 %
  10-20 %
  < 10 %

In 2001, the European Commission issued its Directive on Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources. The Directive set a goal for Italy to obtain at least 25% of its electricity from renewables by 2010.[4] The 1999 Italian ‘White Book’ targeted to install 2,500 MW of wind power capacity by 2010; Italy exceeded this in 2007. The Italian government targeted 12,000 MW by 2020. Given that Italy's recent growth in wind power capacity has been about 30% annually, in 2008 the target appeared reachable by 2015.[4] Italy introduced a renewable energy quota system in 2002, and uses green certificates to ensure that power producers and importers produce specified percentages of electricity from renewables. Renewable energy under the quota system must come from new or repowered plants which began operating after April 1, 1999.[4]

Installed capacity growth

The table shows the annual increase in installed wind power capacity in recent years.[5]:39

Year Nameplate capacity Plants
MWchangenumberchange
2000363-55-
200166482.92%8147.27%
200278017.47%9922.22%
200387412.05%1078.08%
20041,13129.41%12012.15%
20051,63944.92%14823.33%
20061,90816.41%16914.19%
20072,71442.24%20320.12%
20083,53830.36%24219.21%
20094,89838.44%29421.49%
20105,81418.70%48765.65%
2011[6]6,93619.30%80765.71%
2012[7]8,14417.42%
2013[8]8,5525.01%
2014[9]8,7031.77%
2015[9]9,1264.86%
2016[10]9,388

See also

References
  1. WWEA (10 February 2016). "The World sets New Wind Installations Record: 63,7 GW New Capacity in 2015". www.wwindea.org. World Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. Market Status: Europe
  3. IEA monthly electricity statistics for OECD member countries
  4. "GWEC: Europe". Global Wind Energy Council. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  5. "Rapporto Statistico 2010" (PDF). Statistiche sulle fonti rinnovabili (in Italian). Gestore Servizi Energetici (GSE). Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) - Dati Statistici impianti a fonti rinnovabili in Italia nel 2011
  7. Wind in power: 2012 European statistics February 2013
  8. EWEA (February 2014). "Wind in power: 2013 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  9. "Energia da fonti rinnovabili in Italia – Dati preliminari 2015". GSE. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  10. "Eolico in Italia" (PDF). ANEV. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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