Winds of change: Wind farms now provide 14 per cent of EU power

Michael Holder
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But WindEurope points to drop off in capacity growth in 2018 and calls for increase in renewables ambition from European policymakers

Wind power capacity and generation across the EU continued to grow last year, as more powerful turbines helped to drive up renewables share of the overall electricity mix, statistics released today by...

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