Multi-billion windfall: Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018

Michael Holder
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Record amount of future new wind capacity will be financed from last year's investment, according to WindEurope

Europe invested a total of €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, allowing it finance a record amount of new wind energy capacity, according to European trade body WindEurope. The figure invested in 2018...

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