Stormy weather fuels European wind power record

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Wednesday's strong winds saw turbines across Europe generate 2,128GWh of clean power - enough to power 215 million EU households

Stormy weather across Europe this week has sent the continent's wind turbines into overdrive, setting a new record on Wednesday for the amount of wind generated in a single day. Wednesday saw 2,128GWh...

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