On 28 October, as autumn storms blustered across Europe, wind energy shouldered 25% of electricity demand on the continent for the first time. Now the lowest-cost new power in the region, output from wind could ramp up to meet 16.5% of electricity consumption by the end of the decade, when it is expected to overtake hydro as the EU28’s largest power supply.
Weak policy signals cloud post-2020 road ahead for EU wind
IN DEPTH | Wind is set to become the cheapest source of power in Europe and could meet 30% of demand by 2030 — yet question marks hang over the sector’s post-2020 prospects, writes Darius Snieckus
4 November 2017 23:00 GMT
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27 November 2017 17:24 GMT
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