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One year since the European Wind Charter: Lots achieved, lots more to do
In her 2023 State of the European Union speech, Ursula von der Leyen addressed the challenges facing Europe’s wind industry and announced a Wind Power Package to address key bottlenecks: Faster permitting; Better auction design; and Support for skills, finance,…
New Study Reveals the Best Locations for Building Solar and Wind Power Plants
In an era of rapid transition to renewable energy sources (RES), deciding where to build a solar farm or wind power plant is crucial for maximizing resource utilization and reducing costs. A new study, published in the prestigious journal Cell…
How Renewing Old Wind Turbines Contributes to Greater Energy Production Efficiency
Wind energy is not a new way of producing renewable energy, as the first commercial wind farms began to be built in the second half of the 20th century. Consequently, a growing number of wind turbines in Europe are nearing…
EU Innovation Fund Supports Technology Development in Wind Energy Sector
The European Commission recently announced the results of a new call from the EU Innovation Fund, which, for the first time, focused solely on clean energy production. This call aims to support projects that will contribute to decarbonization and the…
Europe’s Wind Supply Chain Continues Ramp Up to Meet EU Targets
On 15 October MEPs Barry Andrews, Annalisa Corrado and Bart Groothuis and EU Commission officials from DGs GROW and MARE joined WindEurope to visit Sif’s new monopile factory and Eneco’s new coastal wind farm in Rotterdam. The Port of Rotterdam…
Wind Turbine Orders and Supply Chain Investments Are Up – But Urgent Action Is Required on Grids, Permitting And Auction Design
In the first half (H1) of 2024 Europe added 6.4 GW of new wind energy capacity: 5.3 GW onshore and 1.1 GW offshore. The EU-27 built 5.7 GW of this: 4.7 GW onshore and 1 GW offshore. Germany built the…
Rostock: Regional Development With Wind Energy
Wind energy brings jobs and value creation to deprived rural and coastal communities. Eastern Germany is a classic example of a region that has benefited. WindEurope saw this first hand on a recent visit to Rostock. And there are many…