Wind energy penetration share by country 2021

There are a few countries around the world who have encouraged the penetration of wind energy into their electrical grids. For example, wind penetration in Denmark reached 44 percent, while wind generation in Ireland, Portugal and Spain amounted to 31, 26, and 24 percent of their total electricity generation in 2021, respectively. Installed capacity of wind powerWind energy penetration reached only about eight percent in comparison, although the United States has installed the most wind power in the world, second only to China. Cumulatively, there has been about 837 gigawatts of wind power capacity installed around the world. The installed wind energy capacity is expected to continue to increase in the near future as the levelized cost of electricity from wind technologies decreases. Onshore and offshore wind marketThe majority of wind energy installations is land-based (onshore), while the rest are offshore installations. Onshore wind transmission and distribution infrastructure tends to be less expensive and is one of the most competitive renewable technologies on the market. Offshore wind is still a budding technology in comparison to the well-established onshore technologies. However, offshore wind tends to be more efficient due to more consistent wind speeds and directions.

全球范围内，存在少数国家已积极推动风能在其电力系统中的渗透。例如，丹麦的风能渗透率达到了44%，而爱尔兰、葡萄牙和西班牙在2021年的总电力生成中，风能的贡献分别达到了31%、26%和24%。相比之下，尽管美国在全球范围内安装的风能最多，仅次于中国，但风能的装机容量渗透率仅约为8%。截至累计，全球已安装约837吉瓦的风能装机容量。随着风能技术的电力成本平准化水平的降低，预计未来近年内风能装机容量将继续增长。陆上和海上风电市场，大多数风能安装为陆上（陆上风电），其余为海上安装。陆上风电的输电和配电基础设施通常成本较低，并且是市场上最具竞争力的可再生能源技术之一。相比之下，海上风电相较于成熟的陆上技术仍处于起步阶段。然而，由于风速和风向的更一致性，海上风电通常更有效率。