Wind power in Romania
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Wind power in Romania has total cumulative installed capacity of 3,028 MW as of the end of 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/files/library/publications/statistics/EWEA-Annual-Statistics-2015.pdf |access-date=2023-10-07| title=Wind in power - 2015 European statistics}} up from the 14 MW installed capacity in 2009.{{cite web|url= https://www.mediafax.ro/english/romania-ranks-7th-in-eu-by-installed-wind-farm-capacity-in-2010-7943901 |title=Romania Ranks 7th In EU By Installed Wind Farm Capacity In 2010|date=2011-02-02|publisher=Mediafax|access-date=2011-02-02}}
Romania has the highest wind potential in continental Europe of 14,000 MW; in 2009 investors already had connection requests of 12,000 MW and the national electricity transport company Transelectrica offered permits for 2,200 MW.{{cite web|url= http://www.old.standard.ro/articol_79546_12/potential_de_investitii_in_eolian_de_peste_4_mld__euro.html |title=Potential de investitii in eolian de peste 4 mld. euro|date=2009-02-05|publisher=Business Standard|language=ro|access-date=2009-02-05}}
A study of Erste Bank places Romania and especially the Dobrogea Region with Constanța and Tulcea counties as the second best place in Europe (after Scotland) to construct wind farms due to its large wind potential.{{cite web|url= http://www.evz.ro/articole/detalii-articol/838511/Dobrogea-pe-locul-doi-in-Europa-ca-potential-eolian/ |title=Dobrogea, pe locul doi în Europa ca potenţial eolian|date=2009-02-05|publisher=Evenimentul Zilei|language=ro|access-date=2009-02-05}}
Another study made by the Romanian Energy Institute (REI) said that wind farms could contribute with 13 GW to the national power generation capacity by 2020, and between 2009 and 2017 total wind farm capacity will comprise 4,000 MW with investments of US$5.6 billion.
Potential offshore wind farms{{cite journal |last1=Onea |first1=Florian |title=A Study on the Wind Energy Potential in the Romanian Black Sea|journal=Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |date=13 May 2019|volume=7 |issue=5 |page=142 |doi=10.3390/jmse7050142 |doi-access=free }}{{cite web |last1=Onea |first1=Florian |author2=Eugen Rusu |title=Evaluation of the Wind Energy Resources in the Black Sea Area |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236210841 |publisher=Universitatea Dunarea de Jos Galati |date=January 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/mtd/article/download/2303/1963 |title=Study of the Wind Regime in the North Western Part of the Black Sea |first1=Dragos |last1=Niculescu |first2=Eugen |last2=Rusu |format=PDF |pages=1–10 |date=2016 |access-date=March 20, 2023}}{{cite periodical |last1=Raileanu |first1=A. |last2=Onea |first2=F. |last3=Rusu |first3=E. |title=Evaluation of the Offshore Wind Energy Potential in the Romanian Coastal Environment of the Black Sea |periodical=Cercetări Marine |number=46 |pages=5–18 |url=https://www.rmri.ro/Home/Downloads/Publications.RecherchesMarines/2016/paper01.pdf |language=en |date=2016|s2cid=54600167 }} may increase supply. Romania passed a law in November 2020 to support offshore wind power.{{cite web |title=Romania's Senate passes bill for subsidizing offshore wind farms |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/ro-subsidies-offshore-wind-farms-nov-2020 |website=Romania Insider |date=3 November 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Romania to enact first offshore wind law |url=https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2020/10/romania-to-enact-first-offshore-wind-law |website=www.cms-lawnow.com |language=en}} Black Sea 1 farm is planned with a capacity of 500 MW and Black Sea 2 farm is planned for 1,400 MW to be built 2027-28{{cite web |title=Burduja: First wind farms in Romania's Black Sea in 2027-2028 |url=https://balkangreenenergynews.com/burduja-first-wind-farms-in-romanias-black-sea-in-2027-2028/ |date=15 August 2023}}
By 2021 wind power had risen to 17% of total installed power generation capacity and 13% of total power generation.{{cite web |title=Wind power capacity in Romania and major projects |url=https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/wind-power-in-romania/ |date=20 June 2023}}
A 2022 law prohibits wind farms covering an area larger than 50 hectares, limiting farms to 45MW, unless the development is designated "of national interest". This limits private investment.{{cite web |title=RWEA, RPIA SI PATRES CRITICIZE THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ON SOME MEASURES RELATING TO THE EXERCISE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE STATE, WHICH DISTORTS COMPETITION IN THE ENERGY MARKET |url=https://rwea.ro/en/asociatiile-rwea-rpia-si-patres-critica-ordonanta-de-urgenta-privind-unele-masuri-referitoare-la-exercitarea-dreptului-de-proprietate-publica-si-privata-a-statului-care-denatureaza-competitia-pe-pia/ |date=1 November 2023}}
In 2022 there were three wind farm projects proposed, by Rezolv Energy, 450MW, OX2 plans a 99.2MW and ACK Pașcani is looking to install up to 60 MW.{{cite web |title=Wind farm developers advance projects of 609 MW in total in eastern Romania |url=https://balkangreenenergynews.com/wind-farm-developers-advance-projects-of-609-mw-in-total-in-eastern-romania/ |date=7 September 2022}}
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See also
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