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Despite global uncertainty, 2023 was a record year for wind power in Europe

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen Analysis by WindEurope , Europe’s wind power industry group, reveals a record-breaking year for European wind power when it comes to investments in the industry as well as installing new capacity. gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity with 80% being onshore. Photo credit: WindEurope.

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Finland Nearly Doubled Its Wind Power Capacity Last Year

Yale E360

Finland saw its wind power capacity grow by 75 percent in 2022, according to the Finnish Wind Power Association, a wind energy trade group. Read more on E360 →.

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Huge wind power growth predicted 

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen By 2027 a record 680 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity could be installed. This is according to an industry report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The Terawatt milestone Last year the total installed wind power capacity grew to 907 GW – up from 78 GW in 2021.

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COP27 hosts Egypt to build major wind power project

A Greener Life

The country recently announced that its Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company have approved a major wind power project, developed by a company based in a country hostile to phasing out fossil fuels; Saudi Arabia. GW of wind power installed, the 1.1

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How the U.S. Is Planning to Boost Floating Wind Power

Scientific American

The Biden administration is eyeing a 70 percent cut in the cost of floating offshore wind power by 2035

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Wind-powered lamp post helps reduce light pollution

Inhabitant

Tobias Trübenbacher, a design student from Berlin, has created a wind-powered lamp post that uses an integrated wind rotor to generate energy and a motion detection system to create an insect-friendly light spectrum.

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5 Powerful Facts for Global Wind Day

Union of Concerned Scientists

We at the Union of Concerned Scientists think a lot about wind power. In honor of Global Wind Day , here’s a roundup of what we’re seeing and what we’ve been thinking—five facts about wind energy to keep in mind as you celebrate, or at least make note, on June 15. Wind power is big, and getting bigger.