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already undergoing tests at the DEWI test site in Wilhelmshaven,
problems
in numerous units of the 100 kW model. Few years
later, Ventis Energy was founded, but again went bankrupt shortly
afterwards. A last attempt was made in 2000, with Ventis AG, listed
on the stock market, but without any success at all.
18.4 The Success Story of Wind in Germany
The unstoppable development of wind energy in Germany was not
pure coincidence. There are a number of factors that contributed
to the rise of that new industry. The most important factors (the