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While nuclear power plants close down, wind and solar plants go up in E.U.

The EU also decommissioned more coal and nuclear power plants than were installed in 2009, signaling a dynamic shift toward renewable energy.

EU Shifts Toward Renewable Wind Power 12 Feb 2010 CalFinder The winds of change are blowing strong in the European Union. According to statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), wind energy accounted for 39 percent of new power capacity in the EU in 2009, far outstripping natural gas and solar power. The EU also decommissioned more coal and nuclear power plants than were installed in 2009, signaling a dynamic shift toward renewable energy….Wind power, as mentioned, accounted for 39 percent of new capacity in Europe. Natural gas landed in second place at 26 percent and solar energy comprised 16 percent. Considering the imbalance in new-vs-withdrawal of coal power plants, data suggests that renewable energy accounted for better than 60 percent of new energy capacity in the EU last year…..http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/wind-power/european-union-shifts-toward-renewable-wind-power/

February 12, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, EUROPE, renewable | energy efficiency, renewable energy, renewables, solar