Germany leads in newly installed European wind power capacity 2017
Wind Europe
Germany installed the most wind power capacity in Europe in 2017, with 42 percent of the total EU installations, writes industry association Wind Europe in its annual report. The country installed 6.6 gigawatt, followed by the UK with 4.3 gigawatt and France with 1.7 gigawatt. Germany remains the EU country with the largest installed wind power capacity, followed by Spain, the UK and France.
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Also read the CLEW news item German onshore wind power sees record growth in 2017 and the dossier Onshore wind power in Germany.
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