German Wind-Turbine Demand Rises as Merkel Plans Nuclear Exit
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Demand for wind turbines in Germany increased in the first half of the year after the government decided to phase out the nuclear plants which provide 23 percent of the country’s generating capacity.
The country will add 1,800 megawatts of new turbines this year, up from 1,551 megawatts in 2010, the industry lobby group BWE German Wind Energy Association said today in a statement, citing rising installations in the first six months of the year.