US EditionGermany Set to Miss Wind Power Targets Despite Soaring Additions
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How well does the energy transition work? Rarely were so many wind turbines connected as in the first half of 2025. This did nothing for electricity production.
Habeck's acceleration laws have an effect: the building permits for wind turbines are at a record level. However, wind power will deliver significantly less electricity this year. The industry is now looking at the Federal Minister's energy turnaround check.
Germany Set to Miss Wind Power Targets Despite Soaring Additions
Germany saw the highest number of onshore wind turbines commissioned in the first half of 2025 for eight years, but the rebound in installations is still off track to reach the official targets, the German wind energy association, Bundesverband WindEnergie (BWE), said on Tuesday. As many as 409 new turbines of a total of 2.2 gigawatts (GW) started up between January and June, up by 67% from a year earlier, according to BWE’s data. A total of 7.8…
The SPD parliamentary group in Baden-Württemberg has criticized the state government for the slow expansion of wind energy. Environmental policy spokeswoman Gabi Rolland announced that only 13 new wind turbines were built in the southwest in the first half of the year. Other large states, such as North Rhine-Westphalia, recorded significantly higher growth. Rolland accused the state government of failing to meet its own climate targets. The Coun…
Germany's Wind Power Expansion Picks Up, But Targets Still Missed, Says Lobby - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events
BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) – Germany’s onshore wind power sector recorded its strongest half-year since 2017, but the expansion still falls short of the legally mandated targets, the BWE wind power lobby said on Tuesday. Berlin aims to source 80% of Germany’s electricity from renewable energy by 2030, a goal accelerated by recent reforms and ...
The Bundesverband Windenergie presented its half-year balance. How is the expansion of wind power progressing and where is it? What are the criticisms? In the interview is Martin Braun, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE.
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