On July 11 the British newspaper The Independent reported that earlier in the week, due to an unusually windy day, wind farms in Denmark had managed to produce 140 percent of the country’s electricity needs. The supply peak was reached in the early hours of the morning.
As reported by The Guardian, 80 per cent of the surplus power was shared between Germany and Norway, with Sweden taking the 20 per cent left over.
Danish windfarms are able to take advantage of the strong winds off the North Sea. Wikipedia lists 13 offshore windfarms in Danish waters, with a total nameplate capacity of 1270 MW.
Oliver Joy, spokesman for the European Wind Energy Association, said: “It shows that a world powered 100 per cent by renewable energy is no fantasy.”