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

References
  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.
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