Monday, February 06, 2012

Europe sees surge in clean power

A record 71 per cent of all the new power generating capacity fitted in the Europe Union last year came from solar panels, wind turbines or other renewable energy sources, new figures show.

In a sign of how green subsidies are reshaping Europe’s energy landscape, the amount of clean power installed in 2011 rose to 32 gigawatts, according to a European Wind Energy Association report, largely thanks to a surge in solar installations in Italy and Germany.

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