Germany 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…
Windtech International - Germany sees strongest first half-year for onshore wind since 2017
In the first half of 2025, 409 new onshore wind turbines were installed in Germany, adding 2.2 GW of capacity—the highest figure since 2017. At the same time, new permits were granted for 7.8 GW of wind capacity, marking a record high for a first half-year. The trend continues a positive trajectory: installations rose 67% compared to the same period in 2024, permitting volume increased by 55%, and average permitting times dropped by over 20% to …
According to new figures from the wind energy associations, there are as many plants here as there are in no other federal state at 6,202.
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…
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