The EU wants much more offshore wind to strengthen its energy security and boost the competitiveness of Europe’s economy. Today the EU has 21 GW of offshore wind. This will increase to 46 GW by 2030. And by 2050 the EU aims to have 300 GW.
Schlagwort: wind developers
Aug. 13
WindEurope statement on the second German offshore wind auction in 2025
Wind energy already contributes 30% of all electricity consumed in Germany. It is the basis for competitive electricity prices for households and industry. It contributes to energy security in Germany as well as in wider Europe
Juni 24
WindEurope statement on German offshore auction results
Germany’s offshore wind auction design needs revision. Negative bidding makes offshore wind more expensive.
Nov. 01
Translate offshore wind energy and biodiversity targets into concrete actions
the importance of scaling up examples of sustainable project planning and implementation to speed up wind and grid development
Dez. 20
EU electricity market design deal will help restore investment certainty
Europe needs more renewables as fast as possible
The European Commission wants wind energy to grow to 420 GW by 2030, up from just over 200 GW today
Juli 18
German offshore auctions award 7 GW of new wind; future auctions must avoid negative bidding
Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new capacity were awarded
Dez. 10
Onshore wind performs well in Danish multi-technology auction
Onshore wind secured 165 MW in this week’s multi-technology auction in Denmark. The auction was open to solar PV, onshore wind and so-called open door offshore wind. It was oversubscribed with 17 projects amounting to 540 MW competing for a budget of €34 million.
From the 6 winners, the 3 cheapest bidders were onshore wind projects. The other 3 were solar PV projects totaling 104 MW. Overall, the average premium awarded in this auction was equivalent to 0.31 Euro cents per KWh.
This premium runs for 20 years and comes on top of the wholesale power price.
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