Last year was the second-best for onshore wind installations in Germany on record, following the record 4.39GW added in 2014, according to figures from Deutsche WindGuard commissioned by wind power federation BWE and manufacturer's group VDMA Power Systems.

Germany’s cumulative onshore wind capacity at the end of 2015 reached 41.7GW. If the 2.38GW of offshore wind installed off the country’s North and Baltic Sea coasts are added, Germany’s overall wind installations last year amounted to 5.92GW.

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