Wind power produces minimal amounts of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. A modern 1.5 megawatt wind turbine can avoid an annual 5,000 tonnes of CO 2 being emitted by burning coal. Europe's largest wind farm is at Carno in Wales. It produces enough electricity for 25,000 homes. The wind turbines were built in Denmark.
Wind turbines are Denmark's fourth largest export commodity.
Wind energy in Denmark produces enough power for 440,000 households and saves an annual 1.5 billion tonnes of polluting carbon dioxide. Over 35,000 wind turbines have now been built around the world. At the beginning of 1993 there were just 22,000. An estimated 40,000 jobs have been created by the wind industry around the world, most of those by Danish companies. Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association Vester Voldgade 106, DK1552 Kobenhavn V, Denmark.