Varying capital costs favor wind over solar in Europe

Differing finance costs across the continent are likely to see wind-rich, high electricity demand nations such as Germany, France, Austria and Belgium forge ahead with renewables at the expense of countries with plenty of sun but where borrowing is expensive, according to a German study.A study published by a German clean energy research institute has predicted varying capital costs across Europe are likely to skew investment into wind-rich, high energy demand nations such as Germany, France, Austria and Belgium. Capital costs show clear north-south and east-west divides across Europe, according ...

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