Study: Europe's wind sector set to swell by 140GW by 2025

Madeleine Cuff
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Despite policy uncertainty, analysts predict more than 140GW of new wind capacity will be commissioned in Europe over the next decade

Plans by cash-strapped governments to redesign subsidy programmes for wind power is "driving a rush to market" for developers keen to deliver projects ahead of any regime change, according to new analysis...

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