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To: Lane3 who wrote (63587)	5/5/2008 10:39:41 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) of 542023

Does Germany have enough real estate to use much wind? That hasnt stopped the Germans from going whole hog over wind. I believe that their next step is off shore wind farms. en.wikipedia.org Germany is the leading producer of wind power, with 28% of the total world capacity in 2006 and a total output of 38.5 TWh in 2007 (6.3% of German electricity); the official target is for renewable energy to meet 12.5% of German electricity needs by 2010 — this target may be reached ahead of schedule. Germany has 18,600 wind turbines, mostly in the north of the country — including three of the biggest in the world, constructed by the companies Enercon (6 MW), Multibrid (5 MW) and Repower (5 MW). Germany's Schleswig-Holstein province generates 36% of its power with wind turbines. Ironically, none of this focus on renewable energies is going to make a dent in fossil fuel use. This looks like it is all going towards a German mandate to get rid of the use of nuclear plants by 2020....though a quick scan of some articles makes it seem as if the Germans are having second thoughts about that goal. Slacker

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