The EU constructed a file 17 GW of recent wind vitality in 2023 – wind now 19% of electrical energy manufacturing

Based on WindEurope information, the EU constructed 17 GW of recent wind farms in 2023: 14 GW onshore; 3 GW offshore. These numbers are barely up on 2022 and are essentially the most the EU has ever in-built a single 12 months. However it’s properly beneath the 30 GW a 12 months that the EU must construct to satisfy its new 2030 local weather and vitality safety targets.

Germany constructed essentially the most new wind capability adopted by the Netherlands and Sweden. The Netherlands constructed essentially the most new offshore wind, together with the 1.5 GW “Hollandse Kust Zuid” – for now the world’s largest wind farm.

The IEA estimates that Europe will construct 23 GW a 12 months of recent wind over 2024-28. The actions set out within the EU Wind Energy Bundle ought to ship a major enhance within the annual build-out – and strengthen Europe’s wind vitality provide chain. Nationwide implementation of the actions is vital.

To that finish the dedication to ship the Wind Energy Bundle that 26 EU Vitality Ministers signed earlier than Christmas within the European Wind Constitution was key. Essential actions embrace the additional simplification of allowing, enhancements within the design of the auctions to construct new wind farms and public monetary assist for wind turbine manufacturing and key infrastructure.

Wind was 19% of the electrical energy produced within the EU final 12 months. Hydro was 13%, photo voltaic 8% and biomass 3%. Renewables in complete amounted to 44% of electrical energy produced.

The quantity of electrical energy produced from 1 GW of wind continued to develop. The “capability issue” of recent onshore wind farms now ranges from 30-48%, and new offshore wind is constantly 50%. The capability issue measures how a lot output you get from a unit of capability – it varies between completely different renewable applied sciences.

Wind vitality in Europe: 2023 Statistics and the outlook for 2024-2030