Germany with its 30,000 wind turbines was a paradise for wind energy. Except for China and the United States, two countries much larger in terms of territory and population, there is no other country in the world with so many mills. In fact, 23.5% of all its energy comes from the wind: it is the most important renewable energy in the country.
And yet in the first half of 2019, only 35 mills were installed. That’s 82% less than in the first half of 2018 (when less than half as many turbines were installed than in 2017). Why? Because the Germans are starting to hate windmills.
And no, it is not an exaggeration. The last state elections in Thuringia saw a decline in the Greens (who are growing across the country) and a significant growth in the right-wing AfD. The curious thing is that many analysts agree that one of the campaign issues that have had a decisive influence has been, precisely, the happy wind energy that some supported and others did not.
