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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Poland to increase wind energy capacity 26-fold

Poland is expected to increase its total wind power capacity 26-fold by 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) latest figures.This jump will catapult Poland into the category of the foremost wind energy producers in the EU by 2020, after Germany, Spain, the UK, France and Italy.

Although Poland’s current total installed capacity of 472 MW is significantly smaller than many other European countries, Poland is already leading the EU’s newer member states in the production of wind power electricity. In 2008, wind covered a 0.5% share of the country’s electricity consumption, but by 2010 this should rise to 2.3%, the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) says.

Read more:http://www.evwind.es/noticias.php?id_not=3509