Harnessing the Breeze

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From the oil crisis of the 1970s to today’s green energy transition, Denmark’s wind champions showed the world a carbon-free future, shaping global renewable progress

XWind energy has been around for hundreds of years, but has only recently begun to be used as a source of grid power. China remains the leader in terms of installed wind energy capacity, with a substantial margin (561 GW), followed by the USA (154 GW), Germany (73 GW), and India (50 GW). It was, however, Denmark which was a remarkable story in harnessing wind power after the oil crisis of the 1970s. Let us discuss this in more detail below.

Wind Power: The Danish Story

The Danish Story had its origins in the twin oil crisis of the 1970s. The large increase in oil prices in 1973 hit Denmark hard, and the response wa