While devastating bush fires rage in Australia thanks to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's coal-friendly policy,
Europe is focusing on alternative energy production. Three countries have set new records in this respect.
Denmark claims the top spot: wind power accounted for 47 percent of Danish electricity consumption in 2019, according to grid operator Energinet, citing preliminary data. In 2018 the share was still 41 percent. The previous record was 43 percent reached in 2017.
The new record is partly due to the completion of the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm, as Jan Hylleberg, CEO of the Danish association Wind Denmark, explained in Danish media. On the other hand, a higher wind volume ...
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