outlook for underlying nameplate capacity of wind farms suggests over 100 gigawatts of wind turbines would be installed by 2040.
Wind power is expected to become Germany's most important energy source by 2040. Onshore wind farms are forecast to add 144.1 terawatt hours to the country's power grid, while offshore plants are set to add a further 122.7 terawatt hours. The Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)
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Aurora Energy Research. (October 13, 2020). Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. (2020). Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research. "Forecast Electricity Generation in Germany in 2040, by Energy Source (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/
Aurora Energy Research, Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Forecast electricity generation in Germany in 2040, by energy source (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], Aurora Energy Research, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190099/germany-energy-production-outlook-by-source/