Wind power in Germany

overview of wind power in Germany

Germany is the world's biggest user of wind power with an installed capacity of 20,621MW in 2006, ahead of Spain which had 11,615MW.[1] There are 18,000 wind turbines in Germany. The country plans to build more.[2]

Wind farm in Oesterwurth, Schleswig-Holstein

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  1. "Global wind energy markets continue to boom – 2006 another record year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. "Wind energy in Germany -- overview". Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2007-05-01.