Schlagwort: German Wind Energy Association

Sep. 21

New German Government must make wind energy a top priority again

Errichtungsbeginn-WEA Vestas

On 26 September Germany will elect a new Parliament. The election will mark the end of the 16-year reign of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). Regardless of the outcome of the election, WindEurope, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems call on the new Federal Government to acknowledge the central role of wind energy as the backbone of the German energy system and to remove the existing obstacles to wind energy expansion.

Feb. 03

Germany: Latest Renewables Law will hold back expansion of onshore wind

Windpark NRW Winter

Wind was 27% of German net electricity last year. And renewables in total were over 50%. But changes to the Renewables Law threaten to undermine the progress renewables are making – and in particular hold back the expansion of onshore wind