The European wind energy industry invested a total of €51.2 billion ($63.22 billion) in 2017, with €22.3 billion ($27.54) of this going towards new wind farms, a figure down on the €28 billion invested during 2016, but allowing for more capacity.
The European wind energy industry broke a new record last Saturday, the 28th of October, with almost a quarter of the European Union’s electricity demand met by wind energy for the first time.
The European Wind Energy Agency has released figures for 2014, showing that the European wind industry connected almost 12 GW to the grid, compared to coal and gas, which only managed to connect 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. The news gets better as well, when you consider that the … [continued]
Vestas recently won a 216-megawatt (MW) order for the Northwind Offshore wind farm in Belgium. The farm is set to be built off the coast of Zeebrugge, on Lodewijkbank. According to the press release, the 216-MW order will include supplying and installing 72 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for the project, … [continued]
