The European Commission will present new measures on Tuesday to boost the European wind power industry and reach the European Union’s targets for renewable energy generation by 2030.

Long approval procedures, rising raw material costs, cheaper turbines from abroad, and high inflation hamper the expansion of wind power capacity in the EU.

While wind energy generation grew by 10 per cent globally in the first six months of the year compared to last year, the increase in the EU was only five per cent, a report by think tank Ember found.

With the new, non-binding measures to be presented on Tuesday, the commission aimed to reverse this trend and reach its climate goal of generating 42.5 per cent.

The climate goal of the EU’s total energy consumption from renewable sources by 2030 is expected to be a certain percentage.

To speed up the approval process, the commission plans an online tool, including answers to frequently asked questions, to support member states in authorising new wind farms.

The criteria for bidding procedures are to be updated to consider additional factors other than costs, like sustainability and cybersecurity. 

(dpa/NAN)