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Wind turbines near Frigento, province of Avellino, Campania

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 2020 were positive, with several projects planned to go live before 2030.[2][3]

In 2019, Italy generated 20,054 GWh of electricity from wind power, equal to 7.1% of the total electricity generation.[4]

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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5]

Blue H Technologies - World's first floating wind turbine (80 kW)

The first floating wind turbines were tested in 2007-2008. Blue H Technologies of the Netherlands deployed the world's first floating wind turbine, 21.3 kilometres (13.2 mi) off the coast of Apulia in December 2007.[6] The first foundations for the 30 MW Beleolico offshore wind farm were installed near Taranto in January 2022,[7] and inaugurated in April 2022.[8]

Installed capacity growth

The table shows the annual increase in installed wind power capacity in recent years.[9]: 39 

Year Nameplate capacity Plants
MW change number change
2000 363 - 55 -
2001 664 82.92% 81 47.27%
2002 780 17.47% 99 22.22%
2003 874 12.05% 107 8.08%
2004 1,131 29.41% 120 12.15%
2005 1,639 44.92% 148 23.33%
2006 1,908 16.41% 169 14.19%
2007 2,714 42.24% 203 20.12%
2008 3,538 30.36% 242 19.21%
2009 4,898 38.44% 294 21.49%
2010 5,814 18.70% 487 65.65%
2011[10] 6,936 19.30% 807 65.71%
2012[11] 8,144 17.42% 1,054
2013[12] 8,552 5.01% 1,386
2014[13] 8,703 1.77% 1,847
2015[13] 9,126 4.86% 2,734
2016[14] 9,388 3,598
2017 9,780 5,579
2018 10,310 5,642
2019 10,760 5,644
2020[15] 10,907 5,660
2021 11,320 5,731

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. ^ Durakovic, Adnan (6 April 2022). "ENI firm and CIP to build floating wind farms offshore italy". offshoreWIND.biz. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ Durakovic, Adnan (22 February 2022). "Floating Wind Partners Up Italian Portfolio to 4.6GW". offshoreWIND.biz. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ IEA monthly electricity statistics for OECD member countries
  5. ^ a b c "GWEC: Europe". Global Wind Energy Council. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  6. ^ "Project Deep Water - Blue H Technologies". Offshore Wind. The Energy Technologies Institute. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Foundations Stand at First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm". Offshore Wind. 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ "The first Mediterranean offshore wind farm is officially inaugurated". www.windtech-international.com. 25 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Rapporto Statistico 2010" (PDF). Statistiche sulle fonti rinnovabili (in Italian). Gestore Servizi Energetici (GSE). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  10. ^ Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) - Dati Statistici impianti a fonti rinnovabili in Italia nel 2011 [1]
  11. ^ Wind in power: 2012 European statisticsFebruary 2013 Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ EWEA (February 2014). "Wind in power: 2013 European statistics" (PDF). European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  13. ^ a b "Energia da fonti rinnovabili in Italia – Dati preliminari 2015". GSE. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Eolico in Italia" (PDF). ANEV. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Wind power in Italy: where do we stand?". 12 June 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Italy