Summary and Conclusion

• Europe and its neighbourhood has good wind sites with huge potential for electricity production.
• The difference of the temporal behaviour in distant regions is very advantageous for an energy supply with high wind power penetration.
• In a system dominated by wind power, backup and storage will be necessary. To a certain extent both might be available. The costs for backup capacities will not dominate.
• For high wind power penetration as well as for transportation over far distances the European Grid is to weak but the costs of HVDC – lines will not be dominant.
• Wind energy could become a major source of power production.
• A win – win situation for all countries involved in a clean power system could be created. Especially the combination of climate protection and development aid offers interesting chances.