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World:

¶ Denmark, a country of just 6 million people, built its first offshore wind farm in 1991. Now wind makes up to 40% of the electricity, and Danes are designing and building systems in Europe, Asia and North America. The Danes have dreamed of a fossil fuel-free future since the 1970s, and the dream is coming true. [Deutsche Welle]

Danish wind farm

¶ Shell successfully lobbied to undermine European renewable energy targets ahead of a key agreement on emissions cuts reached in October last year. The European commission president had said the deal was very good news, but it seems that a key part of the agreement was proposed by a Shell lobbyist in 2011. [The Guardian]

¶ Siemens has handed over the North Sea grid connection SylWin1 to German-Dutch transmission grid operator TenneT and it is now in commercial operation. The cable is more…