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“You’ve got to pay for the right to build offshore wind.” What?!

06/05/2020

Yes, that’s what Germany is proposing. If two or more companies bid to build a wind farm purely on income from the electricity market, then Berlin thinks whoever offers to pay the government more should build it.

Cross-sector industry platform outlines best strategies for the recycling of wind turbine blades

05/27/2020

WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) present their recommendations for the recycling of wind turbine blades in their new report ‘Accelerating Wind Turbine Blade Circularity’.

German government drops the idea of a nationwide 1000m distance rule

05/20/2020

Germany’s governing coalition of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) has agreed to drop the idea of nationwide 1000m distance rule for wind turbines.

EU renewables industry to European Commission: getting permitting right is key to unlocking new investments

05/18/2020

WindEurope and seven other trade associations – Bioenergy Europe, EGEC, EREF, ESTELA, Ocean Energy Europe, ESTIF and SolarPower Europe – sent a letter to the European Commission urging concrete action to solve permitting bottlenecks for renewables.

German Energy Minister, Herr Altmaier, You Have Less Than 2 Months!

05/06/2020

On 1 July you become President of the 27 EU Energy Ministers. 23 of them have a National Energy & Climate Plan for 2030. You do not. If you don’t complete your Plan soon, you will not be a credible President.

Solving permitting issues is key to Italy’s post COVID-19 green recovery

05/04/2020

WindEurope recently attended an online Parliamentary Workshop organised by the European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) in cooperation with the Italian Senate. Members of the Italian and European Parliaments, representatives of the European Commission, government officials, and experts in the energy field discussed the energy transition in Italy in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.

France submits final 2030 National Plan: what’s in it for wind ?

04/29/2020

Last week France submitted its final 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the European Commission. The country will aim for 33% renewable energy in its energy mix in 2030.

WindEurope Financing and Investment Trends: Onshore wind gets strong support as Europe raises €13bn for financing of new onshore projects in 2019

04/07/2020

Europe saw €19bn of new wind farm investments confirmed in 2019, according to WindEurope’s annual “Financing and Investment Trends” published on 7 April. A further €33bn were invested in the refinancing of wind farms, the acquisitions of wind farm projects and other transactions.

Businesses call on EU leaders: an EU Green Recovery is now needed to restart Europe

04/02/2020

31 organisations from Europe’s electricity, heating, cooling, building and transport sectors called on the European Institutions today to stick firm to the European Green Deal objectives. And to restart Europe’s economy after the COVID-19 crisis by placing renewable energy and energy efficiency at the core of the EU Recovery Plan.

How can corporates minimise risks and maximise opportunities when entering renewable PPAs?

04/01/2020

There are many variables at work in PPAs, and it’s easy to get lost in all the information out there.

Production of critical wind turbine components must continue – and will help cushion the blow of COVID-19

04/01/2020

The COVID-19 crisis now has reaching impacts on the wind energy supply chain as European countries apply measures to contain the outbreak.

WindEurope: COVID-19 Impact on Wind Supply Chain

03/30/2020

The majority of Europe’s wind turbine and component factories continue to operate. Some factories have temporarily paused activity as a precautionary step to strengthen sanitary measures within the sites and guarantee full compliance with government recommendations.

EU Climate Law: Europe must chart a path to a 100% renewables future

03/24/2020

With the EU Climate Law, the European Commission proposes to enshrine in legislation the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

Too early to assess the impact of COVID-19 on European wind energy deployment

03/17/2020

The European wind industry is the global leader in the wind turbine market, realising projects in more than 80 countries world-wide. As such, our companies rely on both European and global supply chains for raw materials and components.

German offshore wind can deliver more – Legal framework for at least 20 GW by 2030 required

03/16/2020

Germany has gone slow in its build-out of offshore wind.

European Industrial Strategy: “We need a more strategic approach to renewable energy industries”

03/11/2020

Yesterday the European Commission presented its European Industrial Strategy which aims to boost the competitiveness of European industry as it embarks on the twin green and digital transitions.

EU industrial strategy – will the Green Deal be “made in Europe?”

03/04/2020

When launching the European Green Deal in December President von der Leyen described it as the EU’s new growth strategy.

Europe now gets 15% of its electricity from wind but is not building enough to deliver the Green Deal

02/18/2020

Europe installed 15.4 GW of new wind energy in 2019. Three quarters of this was onshore wind, 11.8 GW, new offshore wind was 3.6 GW. Europe now has 205 GW of wind energy. And it accounted for 15% of all electricity consumption in Europe last year.

Europe installs a record 3.6 GW of offshore wind in 2019

02/06/2020

Europe installed 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, according to statistics released today by WindEurope. This is a new record in annual installations.

Wind energy powering the transition to 5G

01/28/2020

Renewable energy and telecoms. Two sectors set to grow dramatically over the coming years. There is a great opportunity for both to work together to deliver the energy transition.

Eurostat have just published data on the share of renewables in Europe’s 2018 energy mix. And it is not good.

01/24/2020

Renewables made up only 18% of EU energy in 2018. This is a clear sign that Europe is unlikely to make the 20% target for 2020.

Offshore wind and fisheries: a win-win relationship is essential for the energy transition

01/24/2020

Can fisheries and offshore wind farms co-exist?

Wind energy ready to help deliver Europe’s Green Deal Investment Plan

01/15/2020

The European Commission unveiled yesterday its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, the financial pillar of the European Green Deal.

Poland leading in Europe on onshore wind right now

01/15/2020

Onshore wind had a strong end of the decade with a number of auctions taking place in December. Poland held the largest European dedicated onshore wind auction ever with a total volume of 2.2GW. The average bid of €49/MWh was lower than the wholesale electricity price.

WindEurope at COP25: This is how wind energy can help deliver a climate-neutral economy

12/11/2019

On 10 December WindEurope’s Ivan Pineda spoke at the EU Energy Day side event of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) in Madrid. He spoke on a panel discussion: “Towards an energy system based on 100% renewables.”

New report sets out how to exploit offshore wind potential in Baltic Sea

12/03/2019

In order to exploit the full potential of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea, WindEurope’s Baltic Taskforce has released a new report, ‘Boosting offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea’

Boosting R&D for wind energy is key to Europe’s Green Deal

11/29/2019

Targeted Research & Innovation is needed to accelerate the large-scale deployment of cost-competitive wind energy and support the existing European supply chains. This is according to a new report from the European Technology & Innovation Platform on Wind Energy (ETIPWind)

How to keep Europe’s offshore wind supply chain competitive?

11/28/2019

The growth of Europe’s wind industry has brought great opportunities, but it has also put the supply chain under unprecedented pressure. To get to 450 GW of offshore wind by 2050, Europe will need a wind industry capable of rising to the technological challenge while keeping offshore wind at competitive cost levels.

The EU’s big goals for offshore wind are achievable – with the right grid investments and spatial planning

11/26/2019

The EU Commission’s big goals for offshore wind – between 230 and 450 GW by 2050 – are achievable provided the right investments in electricity grids and Governments take the right approach to maritime spatial planning.

3 ways wind energy puts people at the heart of the energy transition

11/25/2019

On 21 November WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke on a panel in Brussels about the key role that people – workers, researchers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and citizens – play in the energy transition.