Wind power: A new gust

The EU is committed to more than doubling the share of power generated by renewable energy in the next 12 years. The wind industry looks set to be the biggest beneficiary from this drive. Wind’s competitors all face major handicaps. Hydro-electric power is cheaper, but there are few European rivers left to be dammed and no one has found a way to harness the waves. Solar energy has been heralded as the way of the future for a generation, but despite falling prices, it still costs at least three t...