Wind supports 8 percent of Europe's electricity now

In very impressive news the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's in-house science service, released a report on the strides in wind energy throughout Europe last year:

EU's grid connected cumulative capacity in 2014 reached 129 GW, meeting 8% of European electricity demand, equivalent to the combined annual consumption of Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland. According to a JRC report, the impressive growth of the industry will allow at least 12% electricity share by 2020, a significant contribution to the goal of the European energy and climate package of 20% share of energy from renewable sources.

The full report in PDF form can be read here.