Brussels, 11/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 10 February, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) announced that the wind energy industry installed more new electricity capacity in the EU in 2014 than gas and coal combined. Across the 28 EU member states, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 megawatts to the grid, with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively.
Furthermore, the coal and gas industries both retired more capacity than they commissioned in 2014....