General facts and figures about Wind Power
- Generating 1 MWh of electricity using wind power cuts carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 850 kg.
- A 2 MW wind power turbine reduces yearly emissions of carbon dioxide by approximately 4 600 tonnes.
- A 2 MW wind power turbine based on-shore produces approximately 5 500 to 5 800 MWh per year depending on the wind conditions.
- 8 000 MWh represents the annual consumption of approximately 400 detached houses with electrical heating.
- An expansion to 25 TWh of wind power would create a total of 18 000 jobs by 2020.
- Wind power can help to financially promote agriculture by making landowners co-owners of wind power projects leading to economical benefits which they can reinvest.
- Modern research shows that the risks for flora and fauna are probably exaggerated and can be greatly reduced by a careful planning process.
- Off-shore wind farms can act as artificial reefs and may help to prevent overfishing.
- 1 TWh = 1 000 GWh = 1 000 000 MWh = 1 000 000 000 kWh.