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Title: Europe`s blistering pace

Journal Article · · Independent Energy
OSTI ID:183352

Europe now exceeds North America in every measure of wind development: total wind generation, total installed capacity, annual sales, and annual growth rate. The 450 MW of new installations in Europe last year rivaled the peak of California`s great wind rush when nearly 400 MW were installed in 1985. European manufacturers are building more than 12 MW of new wind turbines per week. The current burst of activity in the Netherlands will come to a halt at the end of 1996 when capital subsidies expire. New projects will then depend solely on a recently negotiated buyback rate and low-interest loans from tax-free investments.

OSTI ID:
183352
Journal Information:
Independent Energy, Vol. 25, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English