Press releases

According to preliminary data from the wind energy association WindEurope, 4.2 GW of installed capacity was commissioned in offshore wind farms across Europe in ...

In 2023, the Bundesnetzagentur has approved around 600 kilometres (km) of power lines. Work on around 400 additional kilometres of lines can begin immediately ...

According to Renewables 2023, the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the expansion of renewable electricity generation capacity increased ...

In October the European Commission published the Wind Power Package: 15 immediate actions to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe’s wind value chain. The ...

The European Technology & Innovation Platform on wind energy (ETIPWind) launched its new Strategic R&I Agenda for 2025-2027. It calls for €1.8bn of public ...

After heading the World Wind Energy Association for eight years, Peter Rae announced on the occasion of the WWEC2023 in Hobart his resignation as WWEA ...

Based on a survey amongst WWEA’s member associations from around the globe, WWEA has been able to publish an estimate of the global installations

WindEurope’s annual “End of Life Issues and Strategies” event (EoLIS 2023) showcases what happens to wind farms when they reach the end of their operational ...

In her State of the Union speech in September 2023 EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the current challenges faced by Europe’s wind energy ...

The Council today adopted the new Renewables Energy Directive to raise the share of renewable energy in the EU’s overall energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030 ...