The European Wind Energy Association released its new “Green Growth” report on the opening day of the EWEA 2012 Annual Event in Copenhagen on 16 April. The report is available at the EWEA website.
Key figures from the report released include:
- The wind energy sector contributed €32 billion to EU GDP in 2010
- The sector’s contribution to GDP grew by 33% from 2007 to 2010
- The sector created 30% more jobs from 2007 to 2010 to reach nearly 240,000, while EU unemployment rose by 9.6%.
- The sector was a net exporter worth €5.7 billion in 2010
- The sector avoided €5.71 billion of fuel costs in 2010
- The sector invested 5% of its spending in R&D – three times more than the EU average.
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