Recent figures from the German Transport Ministry outline plans to have 10,000 offshore turbines operating by 2030. Currently, there are just 27. Unless something is done quickly to sort out this grid-connection shambles, the chances of a German renewables revolution will be slim.
US getting serious about renewables
Barack Obama has rolled out his annual budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, which requests $27.2bn for US energy initiatives, including hefty funding for wind power and other renewables.
17 February 2012 10:50 GMT
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26 November 2012 5:59 GMT
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