Denmark is the country within the European union with the highest penetration of wind power in electricity consumption (almost 26%). However, in absolute terms

Denmark is the country within the European union with the highest penetration of wind power in electricity consumption (almost 26%). However, in absolute terms both Spain (22 GW) and Germany (29 GW) vastly exceed Denmark (4 GW) and are two of the largest "wind markets" worldwide (as of end 2011) [1]. In particular, Spain has made a tremendous effort investing in wind energy (tax incentives, subsidies, etc. were granted), and it's amazing to see that in about 15 years, this type of energy went from 0 to about 20% of the total energy produced within the country [2]. Including also the rest of renewables to the mix, it seems obvious that in the coming 15-20 years, it should be possible to generate more than 50% of energy from renewable sources, e.g. solar energy in Spain achieved power grid parity in terms of cost last December [3]. In spite of the current economic downturn, these are pretty amazing times we are living in! [1]: http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publications/statistics/Stats_2011.pdf http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publi... [2]: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/es/timeline/957d498ae7ff03d7e2b98930deb1c861.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/es/timeline/957d498ae7... [3]: http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2012/12/26/solar-grid-parity-comes-to-spain/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2012/12/26/solar-g...