The number of new wind turbines in Germany increased significantly last year, increasing by nearly 50% over the prior year. In 2023, 745 new wind turbines with a total output of around 3.57 gigawatts of electricity went into operation, the German Wind Energy Association and the VDMA Power Systems Association announced on Tuesday. Because some older wind turbines were also dismantled, the net increase in wind power output in Germany was around 3 gigawatts. The industry groups forecast a further expansion of more than 4 gigawatts of wind power in Germany in 2024. In total, there are now 28,677 w…