The new installations will take the EU’s cumulative installed capacity to 73,535 megawatts (MW), up from 2008’s cumulative capacity of 64,935MW. In 2008 wind energy, with 8,484MW installed, was the largest source of new electricity generating capacity in the EU, EWEA says.
"I am pleasantly surprised by the research results,” says EWEA Chief Executive Christian Kjaer. “They show that the underlying demand for wind energy technology is currently strong enough to make up for project delays caused by many banks’ continued reluctance to provide project finance.”
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