France gets 'tallest wind turbines' as nation plays catch-up

Senvion turbines installed as nation's onshore sector slowly adopts more powerful machines common elsewhere

The turbines' tip-heights equal two-thirds the height of the Eiffel Tower. — The turbines' tip-heights equal two-thirds the height of the Eiffel Tower.Foto: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

Published 18 March 2019, 11:56Updated 18 March 2019, 11:56