U.S. Takes Wind-Power Lead

ft.com — The U.S. rush into wind power has enabled the country to pass Germany to become the world's biggest generator of such energy, according to estimates for the first half of 2008 from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The U.S. had not been expected to reach this milestone until the end of 2009. It achieved this early, while still running behind Germany in total installed capacity, because its average wind speed in significantly stronger. Nonetheless, with growing attention on wind energy in the US, the AWEA says the country could well take the world lead in installed capacity as well by the end of this year.

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