Wind Overtakes Coal Power in Europe as Turbines Head Offshore
- Coal surpassed as second-biggest potential source of capacity
- Intermittency of wind leaves coal producing more power
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Wind farm developers installed more power than any other form of energy last year in Europe, helping turbines to overtake coal in terms of capacity, industry figures show.
European wind power grew 8 percent, to 153.7 gigawatts, comprising 16.7 percent of installed capacity and overtaking coal as the continent’s second-biggest potential source of energy, according to figures published Thursday by the WindEurope trade group. Gas-fired generation retained the largest share of installed capacity.