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...ahead of the U.S. on the wind front. Germany alone produces more than a third of the world's 47 MW of wind energy. This June, when a wind farm in Ceredigion, Wales, came online, Britain became one of eight nations producing more than 1 billion watts--or a gigawatt--of wind-generated electricity. "We're in an exponential growth phase," says Alison Hill of the British Wind Energy Association. "It has taken us 14 years to get our first gig. It'll take 14 months to get our second...
...Europe. Due for completion in 2009, Kárahnjúkar, together with two smaller dams, will create the Hálslón reservoir, submerging 57 sq km of glacial river valley in the process. The related Kárahnjúkar power plant will produce 4,560 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy per year by harnessing the Jökulsá á Dal river as well as the Jökulsa í Fljótsdal waterway, some 25 km to the east. As a sign of its environmental concern, Iceland's government plans to create a massive Vatnaj...