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Technologies - Wind Power

Wind-power has made impressive progress. It has been growing globally at an annual rate of near 30% over the last decade. Europe dominates the market both as consumers and producers of wind energy. This positive development is above all the outcome of highly dynamic policies in Denmark, Germany and Spain.

Wind turbines produce electricity by using the natural power of the wind to drive a generator. The wind is a clean and sustainable fuel source, it does not create pollution and it will never run out. Wind energy technology is developing fast, turbines are becoming cheaper and more powerful, bringing the cost of renewably-generated electricity down. Europe is at the hub of this high-tech industry. Read more...

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