Schlagwort: grids

Europe gets 20% of its electricity from wind. But not enough new wind farms being built. Urgent action needed on permitting, grids and electrification

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Wind energy was 20% of all the electricity consumed in Europe. But Europe is not building enough new wind farms.

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.

We now expect the EU to build 15 GW of new wind farms this year, compared to 16 GW in 2023.

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Wind energy is 20% of the electricity consumed in Europe

Wind is cheap. And the more we have of it, the less energy we need to import