Some 6.1 GW of additional wind energy capacity was installed in Europe in the first half of 2017, but this figure hides some worrying trends, such as the sharp drop in investment in the offshore wind energy sector, says WindEurope, the European wind power industry association, in a report published on Thursday 27 July.
A total of 4.8 GW of onshore wind capacity was installed in the first half of 2017, although it was heavily concentrated in Germany (2.2 GW), UK (1.2 GW) and France (492 MW),...