Jan. 16
Tinne Van der Straeten will take over as WindEurope’s new CEO on 2 February 2026. Having served as Belgium’s Energy Minister from 2020 to 2025, Van der Straeten brings vast experience and a strong track record leading energy policy at national and EU level
Dez. 15
Renewables are the cheapest form of power generation
Dez. 12
Wir brauchen mehr Erneuerbare Energien, wenn wir unseren Strombedarf in Zukunft sicher, unabhängig und kostengünstig decken wollen. Daran muss sich auch das Stromsystem anpassen. Unsere Vorschläge dafür liegen auf dem Tisch
Nov. 25
To meet this electricity demand, renewables – wind and solar in particular – will continue to rise globally, the IEA’s Outlook states. Renewables are the fastest-growing energy source in all scenarios presented in the World Energy Outlook.
Nov. 10
PPAs give companies price certainty. They help new wind and solar projects get financed and cut buyers’ exposure to volatile energy markets.
Okt. 27
Wind energy is at the heart of all of this.Wind is competitive, home-grown and scalable. It means cheaper electricity which reduces energy costs for industry. It reduces Europe’s dependence on fossil fuel imports and strengthens its security.
Okt. 14
Crucially, it shows that renewables were not to be blamed for the outage. Contrary to initial speculations, the report further says that neither inertia nor inter-area oscillations were root causes.
Okt. 10
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.
Sep. 19
Does Germany not want its consumers, household and industrial, to benefit from the cheaper energy that would come from having a more electrified energy system?
Sep. 03
Das Beispiel Deutschland zeigt, wie schnell und stark die Windenergie aufholen kann, wenn die Rahmenbedingungen stimmen
Aug. 01
European citizens and businesses want affordable, secure, and clean energy. Homegrown wind energy helps boost Europe’s competitiveness, security and prosperity while delivering on decarbonisation.
Juli 10
Wind energy accounts for 20% of the electricity Europe consumes, and thanks to wind, the EU avoids 100 billion cubic meters of fossil fuel imports. The wind industry provides 370,000 jobs today, rising to 600,000 in 2030. It contributes €52bn to Europe’s GDP. On average each new wind turbine adds €16m to the European economy and the industry’s 250+ factories are all over Europe including in economically-deprived regions.
Juli 10
Ohne seinen großen persönlichen Einsatz wäre die europäische Windbranche heute nicht, wo sie ist. Beispielhaft ist dabei das EU Wind Power Package zu nennen, welches maßgeblich auf seine Initiative zurückzuführen ist und durch ihn über die Ziellinie gebracht wurde
Juni 24
Germany’s offshore wind auction design needs revision. Negative bidding makes offshore wind more expensive.
Mai 22
The EU and UK share the same climate targets and the same need of affordable and secure energy. They are increasingly interconnected – with over 10 GW of electricity interconnectors linking the UK and EU and more on their way
Mai 12
We need to invest urgently in grid resilience, smart infrastructure and energy storage. Renewables are not the problem – they’re part of the solution
Apr. 14
Wind energy is set to become the leading source of electricity in the EU before 2030. The EU wants wind to cover 35% of electricity consumption by 2030 and more than 50% by 2050.
Wind energy is affordable, scalable, clean and home-grown
Apr. 09
energy-intensive industries want more wind. It’s cheaper than fossil alternatives, even when the grid and system costs are taken into account. Wind helps European businesses to electrify and cut their energy costs
Apr. 08
We can boost energy security and European competitiveness with wind
Apr. 02
Today WindEurope launched its new campaign Wind Works for Europe. The European wind industry is currently investing over €11bn to build new factories or expand existing sites across Europe
März 11
The EU built 12.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2024. Europe built 16.4 GW. 84% of that was onshore wind. Germany installed the most new wind capacity, more than 4 GW. The UK, France, Finland, Türkiye, Spain and Sweden all built more than 1 GW.
Feb. 28
The Net Zero Industry Act requires 36 GW of wind manufacturing capacity in the EU by 2030. We need more support to achieve this. Ease access to capital, enable a level playing field with non-European competitors, further boost the grid buildout and our European companies will deliver
Feb. 19
Germany is showing everyone else how it’s done. They permitted 15 GW of new onshore wind farms in 2025. That’s seven times more than they were permitting five years ago.
Feb. 03
The European Commission presented its ‘Competitiveness Compass’ a blueprint for actions to restore the competitiveness of the European economy
Jan. 17
Wind energy was 20% of all the electricity consumed in Europe. But Europe is not building enough new wind farms.
Okt. 25
Europe must leverage the significant potential for private financing stemming from PPAs
Sep. 17
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.
Sep. 13
Überall in Europa zieht der Zubau der Windenergie an Land und auf See an. Die Analyse bestätigt:. Deutschland als europäischer Kernmarkt ist mit hoher Vitalität zurück
Aug. 06
Positive signs for onshore wind
fund would invest in clean energy and other infrastructure projects
Juli 31
Wind is 20% of Europe’s electricity – the EU want it to be 35% by 2030
Mai 08
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
Mai 02
Delayed grid connections are now one of the main bottlenecks to the expansion of wind energy the EU wants
Mai 02
Denmark opened an offshore wind tender which could award up to 10 GW
additional costs on wind farm developers
Apr. 04
With the launch of the ‘Wind Energy Initiative’ key players in the wind energy industry join forces today to identify and adopt common sustainable business practices
März 01
Denmark had the biggest share of wind in its electricity mix
Feb. 29
Deutschland wieder führend beim Windenergieausbau
Feb. 19
Europe approved significantly more permits for new onshore wind farms in 2023 than in previous years
Feb. 05
Wind is 19% of the electricity consumed in Europe
Dez. 20
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
Nov. 20
wind farm developers in Europe are happy with the European turbines they have installed and would like to be able to continue sourcing European turbines
Nov. 02
To maximise PPA market potential, energy buyers call on policymakers to use the EU’s Electricity Market Design (EMD) to rapidly remove persisting regulatory barriers to PPAs and deliver the certainty needed to support European businesses’ net zero and energy security goals
Sep. 27
And the President is absolutely right: it is essential that wind energy continues to be made in Europe
Sep. 27
Het windenergiepakket van de Europese Commissie heeft tot doel om te komen tot versnelde vergunningverlening, het verbeteren van de veilingsystemen in de lidstaten, werknemers met de juiste vaardigheden, betere toegang tot financiering én stabielere toeleveringsketens
Sep. 13
And they still have 2 other big projects from the previous auction that are trying to make the numbers work and reach final investment decision
Sep. 12
Europe needs to invest more in its electricity grids. It needs to accelerate the build-out of transmission and distribution networks, reinforce existing grids and increase their flexibility
Juli 18
Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new capacity were awarded
Juli 17
Germany is a good example of a country that has taken action already. They want to start building 10 GW of new wind each year by 2025 which would not have been possible under their old permitting rules
Juli 06
And there must be sufficient flexibility to sell electricity under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) or on a merchant basis where operators wish to do so.
Juni 29
Recent regulatory changes for wind energy development in Central European countries are promising: Hungary is simplifying repowering conditions. In Slovenia first steps to boost permitting will come into force in July. And recently amended legislation in Czechia aligns the position of wind energy development with other public interests and simplifies permitting processes.
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