EU sets record for wind power growth as Germany leads the way

Jessica Shankleman
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New EWEA figures reveal wind is the fastest growing source of new power production in Europe

The British wind power industry installed 1.7GW of new capacity last year, coming only second to Germany, which built a massive 5.2GW of new capacity during 2014. New figures from the European Wind...

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