{"id":16062,"date":"2021-11-23T15:15:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=16062"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:17:58","slug":"wind-based-electrification-climate-neutral-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/wind-based-electrification-climate-neutral-europe\/16062\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind-based electrification in a climate neutral Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
WindEurope\u2019s<\/a> 2021 annual event, \u201cElectric City<\/a>\u201d, has begun today, 23 November. The three-day conference and exhibition will gather 400 exhibitors and over 7,000 participants in Copenhagen\u2019s Bella Center to delve into the role of wind-based electrification in Europe\u2019s future energy system. By establishing new partnerships beyond wind, Electric City aims to promote the use of wind energy across all sectors of Europe\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n Renewables are currently 38% of all the electricity consumed in the EU, and that\u2019s set to continue rising at a rapid rate. However, electricity is only one quarter of the energy we consume in Europe today. The EU wants to change that and aims to increase the share of electricity in the energy mix to 75% by 2050. They aim for 57% of energy consumption to be powered directly by electricity; and another 18% to come from renewable hydrogen and its derivatives.<\/p>\n Europe is likely to witness a surge in electricity demand as it transitions towards climate neutrality. In the EU, electricity demand is set to double from 3,000 TWh today to 6,800 TWh by 2050. Wind energy will be central to this transition. Currently, wind is 16% of Europe\u2019s electricity mix, yet the EU intends for it to be 50% by 2050.<\/p>\nWind-based electrification in climate natural transition<\/h3>\n