Wind Energy supplied all of Denmark’s electricity demand for the first time on the 15th September, according to the country’s Transmission System Operator (TSO) Energinet. High wind speeds managed to help deliver 130% of the country’s electricity demand on the Sunday.
The excess wind power on the system was sold to neighbouring countries such as Sweden and Germany. Energinet energy strategic advisor Carsten Vittrup said: “Just 10 years ago, winds only filled about one-fifth of our supply, so things have gone insanely strong when we have not just hours, but 24 hours where wind turbines produce more electricity than we need.”