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13 June 2003 - Denmark has seen a seven per cent rise in sales of wind turbines in 2002. Sales rose to 22bn kroner ($3.5bn)), of which 88 per cent was attributed to exports, the Danish association of turbine makers said.
Denmark has a long tradition of exploiting wind power. Research and development of new kinds of wind turbines from the late 1970s, combined with favourable government grants towards wind power production, have created a Danish success story
Denmark was the first country to use wind energy for electricity production, and now accounts for half of the world's total production.
Wind power has since grown to cover 15 percent of Denmark's electricity needs last year, a figure expected to reach 17 per cent this year.
In 2002, Danish turbines, including those used domestically and sold abroad, averaged 1.2 MW per unit, surpassing the one MW mark for the first time.
The increase in sales last year represented a rise in wind power of five per cent, for a total of 3614 MW or around 50 per cent of the world's total production of around 6868 MW.
Germany remains the largest market for Danish manufacturers, accounting for 38 per cent of sales and corresponding to 1364 MW, followed by Denmark with 526 MW. The United States, which registered 1037 MW in 2001, fell dramatically in 2002 to 342 MW. However, that loss was compensated for by increases on secondary markets, such as the Netherlands, Norway and Australia.
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