Windtech International - Europe’s wind industry proposes new offshore wind deal to accelerate growth

European wind industry proposes new offshore wind agreement

The European wind sector has presented a proposal aimed at accelerating the expansion of domestically produced offshore wind energy.

WindEurope – 11/04/2025 – energysdelamer.eu. The European wind industry has proposed at WindEurope a new agreement to speed up and reduce the risks associated with the development of local and competitive offshore wind energy. In order for offshore wind power to be competitive and meet the growing demand for electricity in Europe, the annual installation capacity must reach 15 GW by the 2030s. The proposal, signed by some 40 industrialists and o…

Windtech International - Europe’s wind industry proposes new offshore wind deal to accelerate growth

Europe’s wind industry has proposed a new deal aimed at speeding up and de-risking the development of offshore wind energy in Europe. The proposal calls for European governments to auction at least 100 GW of offshore wind capacity between 2031 and 2040, using two-sided Contracts for Difference (CfDs).

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