Innovation

In its newly released Strategic Research Agenda, the European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) presents an ambitious vision in which over a quarter of the EU’s electricity could be provided by wind in 2030.

According to the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), wind energy could cover 12-14% of the EU’s electricity consumption by 2020, with a total installed capacity of 180 GW. This could increase to 22-28% of consumption and 300 GW in 2030.

Fulfilling this vision will be a major industrial and technological challenge for Europe, as public and industry research resources across Europe must be mobilized via the coordination of investment at European and national level.

The SRA is the most in-depth analysis to date of the research requirements of the wind energy sector, and is based on two years of work and discussions.

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