‘The EU has set itself the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. The European Green Deal was launched back in 2019, and despite the challenges Covid-19 and other unforeseen developments have brought in the meantime, this target is more solid than ever,’ says WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson.
The EU has big plans for the expansion of wind energy. Wind is expected to become Europe’s biggest source of electricity before 2040. And by 2050, the EU wants wind to generate half of its electricity. Over the same period the EU will triple the rate of direct and indirect electrification of its energy system, from one quarter today to up to three quarters by 2050.
To facilitate this, wind power in Europe will have to scale-up massively in the decades ahead. To this end the EU wants onshore wind to grow from 173 GW today to 1,000 GW by 2050, and offshore from 16 GW to 300 GW. When it comes to the energy transition in Europe, wind energy is very much in the driving seat.
