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Denmark Positions Itself as the Flag Bearer for Wind Power

Wind turbines at a testing center in Osterild, Denmark, on April 18, 2016. — Wind turbines at a testing center in Osterild, Denmark, on April 18, 2016.
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By Peter Levring

January 11, 2018 at 4:17 PM UTC

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January 11, 2018 at 11:01 PM UTC

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Denmark just set a world record for using wind power to drive its economy. Its government now predicts that anyone betting against the technology is on the wrong side of history.

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to promote coal founder, Denmark is positioning itself as the flag bearer for wind power. Danish Energy Minister Lars Chr. Lilleholt says the arguments over renewables, once driven entirely by environmental considerations, are now very much based on the economics.