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Wind Power Can Meet the Climate, Energy and Employment Challenge
will employ 182,000 people in 2010, up from the current level of the windswept seas to European households and businesses is
155,000, rising to a staggering 446,000 jobs by 2020. installed. To reach its goals, EWEA is calling on the European
Parliament, the new European Commission and EU Member States
On a global level, it is worth noting that in 2008, European to construct a new, modern power system – both onshore and
manufacturers had a 60% share of the €36 billion global market for offshore – capable of meeting the energy and climate challenges of
wind turbines. The rest of the world may be catching up, but Europe is the 21st century, creating a whole host of new employment
expected to maintain its technological lead in wind power in the opportunities. Wind energy should be allowed to develop fully with a
coming years. Indeed, the European wind industry can now begin to new energy policy for Europe. Alongside this, measures need to be
expand its operations to meet the rising demand for wind turbines and taken to improve competition in the internal energy market. Wind
other components the world over. While the majority of wind sector power also needs to boost its investment in research and the
jobs are still concentrated in Europe’s wind pioneering countries – European Commission should ensure the effective and timely
Denmark, Spain and Germany – with the expected surge in offshore implementation of its 2020 renewable energy Directive. Meanwhile,
wind power, other countries including the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands the European wind industry is steaming ahead. In 2010, the onshore
and Belgium will see a rise in offshore-wind-related jobs. In fact, by wind sector will continue its steady and dependable growth pattern,
2025, offshore employment is expected to be greater than onshore. and the offshore wind sector is expected to attract investors with a
By 2030, wind energy will employ 479,000 people in the EU, of whom vision of harnessing Europe’s largest indigenous source of energy.
294,000 – some 61% of the total – will be in offshore wind energy. Wind is already bringing Europe substantial benefits, and it is a long-
However, as the sector expands it could face a shortage of skilled term solution to our energy, climate and jobs crises. Wind power is a
workers, in particular in jobs that require a high degree of experience fundamental part of a new, sustainable world energy order. For this
and responsibility. Such gaps could be filled by a greater provision of to happen, we need to ensure that wind energy is allowed to develop
information on the wind sector and its career possibilities to younger fully with a new energy policy for Europe, an offshore Europe-wide
students from secondary school level upwards. power grid, improved competition in the internal electricity market
and investment in research. n
Taking Wind Power to the Next Level
European wind power will continue to succeed if improvements to its To read the full report on EWEA’s wind energy targets for 2020 and
ageing power system are put in place, research efforts are stepped up 2030, visit
www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/
and a new offshore grid capable of transporting green power from publications/reports/Pure_Power_Full_Report.pdf
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