Simplifying the permitting process

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Permitting bottlenecks remain one of the biggest barriers for the expansion of wind energy in Europe. 80 GW of wind energy projects are still stuck today in permitting procedures across Europe. But we are moving in the right direction: the European Institutions have agreed on a revised text of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which should help speed up permitting for new and repowered wind projects further.

Simplifying the process is now even more important as the new EU energy security strategy REPowerEU requires a doubling of annual wind energy installations by 2030. The revised RED contains many aspects that will speed up permitting and help achieve this goal. It gives renewables the status of overriding public interest which applies for instance when projects... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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