Scottish government set for windfarm windfall of up to £860m
Updated: 2021-03-24 18:06:56
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Developers built windfarms with a total capacity of almost 100GW in 2020, a rise of nearly 60% on previous yearChina built more new windfarm capacity in 2020 than the whole world combined in the year before, leading to an annual record for windfarm installations despite the Covid-19 pandemic.</pA study has revealed that China led the world’s biggest ever increase in wind power capacity as developers built almost 100GW worth of windfarms last year – enough to power almost three times the number of homes in the UK and a rise of nearly 60% on the previous year. Continue reading...