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Germany leads record wind power growth in Europe
2015-02-10 12:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The British wind power industry installed 1.7GW of new capacity last year, coming second only to Germany, which built a massive 5.2GW of new capacity during 2014. New figures from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) on Tuesday reveal nearly 11.8GW of wind power was added to the grid across the European Union in 2014, accounting for 43.7% of all new electricity generation. In comparison, coal added 3.3GW of new capacity and gas added 2.3GW, securing wind powers position as the fastest-growing...
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