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Wind power

WIND POWER

Jobs in wind energy in Europe

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) estimates that there were 108,600 jobs directly related to wind energy in the EU-27 in 2007. Wind energy also generates indirect jobs, for example suppliers of raw materials. EWEA estimates the total number of wind energy jobs in 2007 at 154,000. This has likely grown to at least 160,000 in 2008. By 2030, more than 375,000 people should be employed directly in the sector – 160,000 onshore and 215,000 offshore.

According to the WWF, employment in the European wind has the potential to reach 329,000 jobs in 2020 and 377,000 in 2030.

Denmark, Germany and Spain - wind power pioneers

Wind energy companies are established in all nearly all EU Member States. However, 75% of the jobs in the sector are in Denmark, Germany and Spain, the three wind energy 'pioneers'. Schleswig-Holstein in Germany gets one-third of its electricity from wind and 7,000 people are directly employed by the industry.

Italy had 2,500 jobs in wind in 2007, nearly 4,500 in 2008 and could have up to 66,000 by 2020.

Wind energy

Direct employment from wind energy companies in European countries, 2007

Country

No. of direct jobs

Austria

700

Belgium

2,000

Bulgaria

100

Czech Republic

100

Denmark

23,500

Finland

800

France

7,000

Germany

38,000

Greece

1,800

Hungary

100

Ireland

1,500

Italy

2,500

Netherlands

2,000

Poland

800

Portugal

800

Spain

20,500

Sweden

2,000

United Kingdom

4,000

Rest of EU

400

Total direct employment (manufacturing)

108,600

Total indirect employment (manufacturing)

45,400

Total direct + indirect employment (manufacturing)

154,000

Installation (EU 25)

27,400

Maintenance (EU 25)

16,100

Total

197,500

Published in February 2009 by EWEA.

Sources: EWEA survey; ADEME, 2008; AEE, 2008a; DWIA, 2008; Federal Ministry of the Environment in Germany, BMU 2008

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