Germany Needs More Onshore Wind Energy

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Germany’s new Renewable Energy Law (EEG2021) fails to address the two biggest challenges facing onshore wind development in Germany: permitting and repowering. Together with the German wind energy associations, WindEurope has outlined six measures Germany could and should take now to improve things.

Wind was 27% of Germany’s electricity consumption last year. And renewables in total were over 50%. With 63 GW of onshore and offshore wind farms, Germany has the biggest wind energy capacity in Europe. And Germany should remain the leader in the expansion of onshore wind over the period 2021-25, according to WindEurope’s latest forecasts. But this will only happen if they get their policies right. EEG2021 contains several positive features. It clearly... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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WindEurope, Germany, government, EEG 2021, renewable energy, onshore, wind power, grid, permit, challange, measures, repowering, forecast