Wind energy in Europe: 2024 Statistics and the outlook for 2025-2030
We expect Europe to install 187 GW of new wind power capacity over 2025-2030. The EU-27 should install 140 GW of this – 23 GW a year on average. This would bring total installations
Wind energy in Europe Statistics 2024: 19% of total electricity
Several European countries experienced wind power capacity growth in 2024. Germany led the way, installing the most new capacity at 4.0 GW, with 82% coming from onshore projects.
EU wind energy
To accelerate wind energy manufacturing across Europe, the Commission presented the EU Wind Power Package in October 2023. It consists of 2 initiatives – the European Wind Power
European Electricity Review 2026 | Ember
The EU''s electricity transition reached a new milestone in 2025 with wind and solar generating more power than fossil fuels.
Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in EU energy mix for first time
Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in 2025, marking a “major milestone” in the transition to clean power.
Chart: In the EU, wind and solar surpass fossil fuels | Canary Media
Two decades ago, the European Union got basically none of its power from wind and solar. Now, those are the leading sources of electricity in the bloc. In 2025, wind and solar produced more
Wind power in Europe
In 2017, a total of 15,680 MW of wind power was installed, representing 55% of all new power capacity, and the wind power generated 336 TWh of electricity, enough to supply 11.6% of the EU''s electricity
Wind energy in Europe
Almost 10 years later the world''s first offshore wind farm was erected off the coast of Denmark. The industry has come a long way since then. The total wind power capacity in Europe has...
Latest wind energy data for Europe
Here is the latest data for wind energy in Europe and our latest forecast for the rest of this decade. Europe installed 6.8 GW of new wind power capacity in the first half of 2025. 5.3 GW of this was in
Europe''s Wind Energy Generation On Track to Eclipse
Wind power is surging. Europe is set to generate more electricity from wind than coal in 2025, marking a major clean energy milestone.