Dutch Wind Turbine Purchase Sets World Crowdfunding Record

Jay OwenGreentech, Crowdfunding

LONDON — Raising €1.3 million in just thirteen hours, 1700 Dutch households that came together to buy shares in a wind turbine have set a new world record for crowdfunding. All 6,648 shares in the electricity from the Vestas V80 2-MW wind turbine were sold, at a share price of €200. Each household …