Wind power output in the European Union climbed 26% this year. Wind power is making a comeback in Europe as three named stormed battered the region in the past week, helping ease reliance on fossil fuels just as tensions over Ukraine are running high. Turbines in the European Union generated a record 14.9 terawatt-hours of electricity last week, with Germany producing the most wind power ever on Sunday, according to data from research institute Fraunhofer ISE . The spike came as Dudley, Eunice and Franklin — as the storms were known in the U.K. — cut power to millions of homes and disrupted air travel across the region. The surge in wind output is a relief for Europe, which is grappling with an energy crunch and concerns that tensions between the west and Russia over Ukraine could further crimp natural gas supplies. It also represents a […]