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Denmark sets new record sourcing 47% of power from wind in 2019

Denmark sets new record sourcing 47% of power from wind in 2019

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Wind accounted for 47 per cent of Denmark’s power usage last year, up from 41 per cent in 2018 and beating a previous record of 43 per cent in 2017, the country’s grid operator Energinet said on Thursday

COPENHAGEN : Denmark sourced close to half its electricity consumption from wind power last year, a new record for the Nordic country and an important step in realizing one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets.

Wind accounted for 47 per cent of Denmark’s power usage last year, up from 41 per cent in 2018 and beating a previous record of 43 per cent in 2017, the country’s grid operator Energinet said on Thursday.

Source : reuters
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