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 power

Wind 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 market

The 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.