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Europe’s new energy sources – wind power now rivalling gas

Europe’s New Wind Power Rivals Gas, NYTimes.com, By JAMES KANTER, June 14, 2010 The amount of power generated by new wind turbines in the European Union this year will be about the same as the amount from new gas plants, according to the European Wind Energy Association, an industry group…..Gas installations far outpaced wind installations four years ago in Europe, with nearly 20 gigawatts of new capacity compared with 9 gigawatts of wind, according to figures from the association. But the gap narrowed sharply the following year and, by 2008, wind had overtaken gas for the first time. Last year there were 10 gigawatts of new wind capacity compared with 7 for new gas………the gas industry has complained to leaders about European Union policies promoting renewable energy.

urope’s New Wind Power Rivals Gas – Green Blog – NYTimes.com

June 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, renewable | energy efficiency, global warming, renewable energy, renewables, wind