WindEurope

🆕 Position paper: 1️⃣ year after - what happened to the EU Grids Action Plan? 🏗️ One year ago the EU presented its Grids Action Plan. It comprised 14 immediate actions to accelerate the build-out of Europe's electricity #grids and optimise the use of existing grid connections. 📢 For WindEurope one thing is clear: Infrastructure drives competitiveness. Europe's economy will not be competitive unless it is underpinned by the electricity infrastructure it needs. The EU Grids Action Plan was the right initiative and the right time. But it's not implemented fast enough. We need more action from the EU, Member States and TSOs. 🆘 A recent WindEurope study found that hundreds of gigawatts of new wind energy are stuck in grid permitting queues: https://lnkd.in/dzbZnEme 📝 In our new position paper we are breaking down what Europe needs to do now to accelerate grid build-out and unlock valuable wind energy capacity: https://lnkd.in/egsUdgGA

🤔🏗️ Europe is not yet reaping the benefits of repowering old wind farms. 🎤 Today at our “End of Life Issues and Strategies” seminar (#EoLIS2024) in Gothenburg: more and more wind turbines start to reach the end of their operational lifetime. Repowering them - replacing them with new turbines - is proving to be very effective. Repowering on average reduces the number of turbines in a wind farm by 25%, while nearly tripling the output of the wind farm and quadrupling the output per wind turbine. 💬 “More electricity with fewer turbines – repowering is a no-brainer. But Governments are not doing enough to drive it. Most old wind farms just carry on with inefficient turbines”, said Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO. ⏩ Paula Rey Garcia of the European Commission stressed the need for Member States to implement the EU permitting and repowering provisions in the revised Renewable Energy Directive. Read more about repowering and find out the latest developments in wind turbine recycling in our press release: 👉 https://lnkd.in/daXW5reH Daniel Badman Svensk Vindkraft / Swedish Wind Power Tobias Bogeskär RES Johan Terpstra ENERCON Lorenzo Morselli Alexander Vandenberghe

🔋⚡ Repowering Ukraine with renewables and storage Today WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson moderated a panel at "Repower Ukraine with Energy Storage and Renewables" hosted by the Energy Storage Coalition. #Renewables like wind and #energystorage are cornerstones of Ukraine's sustainable, secure, and independent energy future. Ukraine must integrate these sectors into the rebuilding processes. By doing so it will reduce its dependence on external energy sources and increase its energy security. The event explored the deployment of renewables and storage in the country. Panelists discussed financial viability and regulatory frameworks. Vadym Utkin Ievgeniia Kopytsia

🆕What does the new European Commission mean for wind energy deployment in Europe? 📹 In our latest 'Giles & Pierre' episode WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson and Chief Policy Officer Pierre TARDIEU discuss the new European Commission. The new College of Commissioners took office on 1 December and they’ve unveiled their agenda for the next five years – with a big focus on #competitiveness. Giles and Pierre explain what this means for #windenergy. But that's not all - they also analyse recent national developments in 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France and 🇸🇪 Sweden. Watch the video here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXVKd7XM

🇮🇸 Wind energy is coming to Iceland! 💨⚡ There are only a few countries in Europe which have not installed significant capacities of wind energy yet. Iceland is one of them. The country's electricity system largely relies on hydro and geothermal power. 🆕 This week WindEurope members ENERCON and Landsvirkjun signed a contract to build Iceland's first commercial-scale wind farm. It will feature 28 turbines and have a capacity of 120 MW. That's a big leap forward. So far Iceland only had 3 MW of wind energy - enough to power a few thousand households. 🌍 Expanding wind in Iceland is important to decarbonise energy demand which has not been electrified yet, for example in the transport sector. Wind energy will help Iceland to become more energy-independent and Europe to deliver on its climate-neutrality target.

👷♂️👷♀️Wanted: more than 200,000 wind workers – but where to find them? 👩🏫 #Education and #skills are increasingly becoming decisive factors for the success of Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal. 📈The European wind industry is set to expand from 370,000 jobs today to 600,000 jobs by 2030. This creates a serious skills gap: over the next 6 years more than 200,000 new wind workers need to be recruited and trained. At a recent “Education Roundtable” WindEurope brought together representatives from UNESCO, the European Commission, national wind energy associations, academics, school networks and other education actors to discuss how educational programmes and policies can align with the workforce needs of the green transition. 👇 Learn more in our latest news piece: https://lnkd.in/eQPRuWGP

📣 Last chance to register for #EoLIS2024 - WindEurope's annual seminar on wind turbine end-of-life issues & strategies, happening next week already! Taking place on 4-5 December in Gothenburg, Sweden, there are still tickets available and over 50 speakers are eager to meet with you and share their knowledge in a packed programme featuring key topics such as blade design, repowering, decommissioning, circularity, business case studies and more. 🚄 Find out how to get there: https://lnkd.in/efPVXbny 🏨 Book your Accommodation: https://lnkd.in/eXnn7dd5 📝 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eHCsYvm7 Lorenzo Morselli Mia Magazin Nutcha Mabillard Dominique Tenaerts Mia Dragojlović Q ENERGY Statkraft IX Renewables ReWind

📣 WindEurope's Annual Event will take place in Madrid in 2026! 🇪🇸 With 30 GW installed as of 2024, Spain is home to Europe’s second largest wind turbine fleet and the Spanish wind industry employs 39,000 people, with 250 wind energy manufacturing facilities located across the country – a crucial link in Europe’s homegrown clean energy supply chain. With such a strong national record, Madrid is the ideal host for the 2026 edition of WindEurope's Annual Event. Add the dates to your calendar and stay tuned for more updates! 📅 Save the date: https://lnkd.in/e6bUqTBU AEE Asociación Empresarial Eólica Madrid Convention Bureau IFEMA MADRID #WindEurope2026 #WindEurope

💁♂️ Introducing Statkraft, the Official Circularity Partner for our upcoming #EoLIS2024 event in Gothenburg next week. Statkraft has been developing wind energy for over 20 years and currently has a portfolio of over 100 onshore wind farms in Europe and South America. Not only do they have an impressive wind development pipeline and ambitious expansion plans, they are also committed to job creation, community support, biodiversity improvement, pollution reduction, and more. 👉 Find out about Statkraft and join their session: https://lnkd.in/eCEZ5574 👉 See the full programme: https://lnkd.in/ez5UCDXs 📝 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eHCsYvm7 Lorenzo Morselli Mia Magazin Nutcha Mabillard Mia Dragojlović Dominique Tenaerts Valeria Basterra Taramona WindEurope #WindEnergy #WindPower

🚨Learn all about Europe's funding tool for cleantech! Just a few weeks ago the European Commission announced the winners of the latest EU Innovation Fund call. Six wind energy projects won. For the first time, the call focused on clean power manufacturing. This is a big step! The funding aligns with the EU's goal to scale up industrial competitiveness and significantly reduce emissions. The grant agreements are set for early 2025. And with full implementation by 2030. 📢 Curious about what’s next? Join Nina Mavrogeorgou at the information webinar organised by Euro-Funding Europe on the Innovation Fund 2024 Call! You will learn about the world’s largest funding tool for innovative cleantech solutions. Highlights: ✅Multibillion-euro opportunities for clean energy projects ✅New focus on batteries ✅€1.2B Hydrogen Bank auction 📅 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ejJrf8ng