GreenGrowthEWEA53520-1203-1010’slargestandmostpowerfulwindenergynetwork.Rued’Arlon80|B-1040BrusselsTel:+3222131811-Fax:+3222131890E-mail:ewea@ewea.orgISBN978-2-930670-00-323799_EWEA_2012Cover_corrections2.indd128/03/1215:57GreenGrowthTheimpactofwindenergyonjobsandtheeconomyareportbytheEuropeanWindEnergyAssociationTextandanalysis:AthanasiaArapogianni,JacopoMoccia(EuropeanWindEnergyAssociation)Datacollectionanddataanalysis:DeloitteContributingauthor:JustinWilkes(EuropeanWindEnergyAssociation)Revisionandediting:SarahAzau(EuropeanWindEnergyAssociation)Designcoordination:RaffaellaBianchin(EuropeanWindEnergyAssociation)Coverphoto:LMGlasfiberDesign::978-2-930670-00-323799_EWEA_2012.indd123799_EWEA_2012.indd128/03/1217:2528/03/1217:252GreenGrowth–Theimpactofwindenergyonjobsandtheeconomy“Windenergyisapivotalelementinthenecessarytransitiontoagreengrowtheconomy.ThewayIseeit,decarbonisationisaprerequisitetogrowth.Investmentsinenergysystemtransformationwilldrivegrowthandemploymentinawiderangeofsectors.EveryeurospentonthegreentransitionisaninvestmentinEuropeanjobs.”DanishEnergyandClimateMinisterMartinLidegaardinWindDirectionsmagazine,April201223799_EWEA_2012.indd223799_EWEA_2012.indd228/03/1217:2528/03/1217:25GreenGrowth–Theimpactofwindenergyonjobsandtheeconomy3ContentExecutivesummary.......................................................................................................................41.Introduction............................................................................................................................102.Currentstatusofwindenergyandgrowthforecasts.........................................................123.DirectimpactofwindenergysectoronEUeconomy........................................................163.1DirectcontributiontoGDP.........................................................................................................173.2Windindustrysub-sectors’contributiontodirectGDP.....................................................................213.3Windenergysectorexportsandimports.......................................................................................313.4Directimpactonemployment.......................................................................................................343.5Taxbalance................................................................................................................................373.6Avoidedfuelcosts.......................................................................................................................384.IndirectimpactofthewindenergysectorontheEUeconomy........................................404.1IndirectcontributiontoGDP..........................................................................................................414.2Indirectemployment....................................................................................................................435.OverallimpactofthewindenergysectorontheEUeconomy.........................................445.1TotalimpactonGDP....................................................................................................................455.2Totalemployment........................................................................................................................486.EconomiceffortinR&..............................................................588.EUwindenergysector–thegloballeader..........................................................................608.1ActivityofEuropeanenergyplayersinnon-EUcountries..................................................................619.Annexes..............................................................................................................................