After the recent story regarding Drax power station switching from coal to biofuel, we thought we’d take a look further afield at the practical benefits that sustainable energy production on a large scale has brought to parts of Scandinavia.

Denmark has revealed its wind power figures for 2015 and they make for fantastic reading – the above-average amount of wind last year helped Denmark to produce a world record 42% of its electricity from wind turbines.

On one occasion in September, the country was able to operate without needing to switch on a single central power station and, in July, Denmark produced so much electricity that it was able to meet all its electricity needs and export another 40% overseas!

Needless to say, the Danes are on course to meet their 2050 target of producing half of all their electricity courtesy of wind.

Chief policy officer of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Kristian Ruby, said: “These figures show that we are now at a level where wind integration can be the backbone of electricity systems in advanced economies.”

Here at TrakRap, we’d like to applaud the Danes’ continued implementation of sustainable energy production. Their incredible success proves that an environmentally-friendly approach will deliver positive results, benefiting the country and the rest of the planet, and raising the bar for everybody else.