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Europe set for 'bumper' year of wind installations despite 'worrying trends'
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/27/extra-wind-power-capacity-added-in-europe.htmlEurope set for ‘bumper’ year of wind installations despite ‘worrying trends’
Anmar Frangoul
Thursday, 27 Jul 2017 | 7:55 AM ET
The first half of 2017 saw 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of extra wind energy capacity installed in Europe, according to figures released on Thursday by industry body WindEurope.
WindEurope said that the figures meant that Europe was on course for a "bumper year for installations", although it cautioned that they hid some worrying trends.
Breaking the figures down, 4.8 GW of onshore wind capacity was installed in the first six months of 2017, with the majority "heavily concentrated" in Germany, the U.K. and France. In the offshore sector, 1.3 GW was installed.
The first half of the year saw 8.3 billion euros ($9.72 billion) spent on new asset financing, with 5.4 billion euros in onshore and 2.9 billion euros in offshore. WindEurope said that the latter figure was down from a record high of 14 billion euros in the first half of 2016.
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