Key highlights from the report “Latest wind energy data for Europe” by WindEurope.
-Europe installed 6.8 GW of new wind power capacity in the first half of 2025. 5.3 GW of this was in the EU-27. 89% of the new capacity was onshore.
-Germany built the most wind energy in H1 2025 (2.2 GW), followed by Spain (889 MW) and the UK (760 MW).
-Europe now has 291 GW of wind power capacity. 254 GW of this is onshore and 37 GW offshore. The EU now has 236 GW of wind power capacity: 215 GW onshore and 21 GW offshore.
-Europe took €34bn worth of Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) in new wind farms in H1 2025. This is more than the total investments in 2024. €22bn of this was for offshore wind – six large projects with a total capacity of 5.6 GW.
-Europe ordered 11.3 GW of new wind turbines in H1 2025. This was 19% up on H1 2024.
-Europe’s Governments awarded 11.7 GW of new wind power capacity in auctions in H1 2025: 10.7 GW onshore and 1 GW offshore.
-Governments plan to auction a further 26.2 GW of wind energy capacity in the second half of 2025.
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