June 28 (Renewables Now) – The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia will pursue a massive expansion of wind and rooftop solar energy backed by natural gas for a transition period in an effort to become Europe’s first industrial region to reach climate neutrality.The rapid rollout of renewable energy is a key prerequisite for achieving the state’s climate protection targets, maintaining the competitiveness of local businesses and ensuring an independent and secure energy supply, the new state government, consisting of the Christian Democrats and the Greens, said in its coalition agreement.To drive the green energy push, Germany’s most populous state will seek to install at least 1,000 new wind turbines in the next five years and abolish the 1,500-metres distance requirement in the regional development plan as…
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