Last year was the second-best for onshore wind installations in Germany on record Photo: Siemens

Germany adds 3.54GW onshore as policy reforms loom

2015 was another bumper year for onshore wind in Germany with 3.54GW in net capacity additions, but industry groups warned that varying annual expansion volumes under a future tendering system are unsettling manufacturers and operators alike.

27 January 2016 12:09 GMT Updated 28 September 2016 9:11 GMT

By Bernd Radowitz in Berlin

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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