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WindEurope warns if national plans are unambitious and permitting issues persist, only 67GW of new wind capacity will be installed by 2023
WindEurope has joined forces with the European Chemical Industry Council and the European Composites Industry Association
The country installed only 134MW of new onshore wind capacity in the first three months of 2019 – its worst first quarter since 2000
Latest figures suggest the amount of capacity additions dropped to its lowest level since 2011
Trade body WindEurope warns the cost of steel used in offshore wind could be increased and therefore make green targets harder to achieve
Companies, including Amazon, Facebook, Google and Nike, have signalled their willingness to do more to tackle climate change
WindEurope says they will be needed to install 70GW of offshore wind before 2030
Total capacity is forecast to reach 258GW over the next four years
Latest figures reveal the nation installed 911MW out of a total 1.1GW of projects in the first half of 2018
Investments in new wind energy capacity in Europe fell to €22.3 billion (£19.8bn) last year. It was down 19% from 2016 as the sector saw reduced costs, according to the latest statistics from WindEurope. While offshore wind investments dropped by 60%, down to €7.5 billion (£6.7bn), onshore investments hit a record level of €14.8 […]
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