Usagevpn.com – Europe added 8.8 GW of new wind capacity during the first six months of 2026, setting the region on course for a record year. The increase represents a 30 per cent rise from the same period a year earlier. WindEurope says that amount of capacity can supply electricity for roughly seven million European homes and avoid fossil-fuel imports comparable to 25 liquefied natural gas tankers each year.

The rapid build-out also highlights a longer-term issue for the sector. Every wind turbine has a finite working life, and the industry must prepare for the materials left behind when its earliest large projects are dismantled.…