Germany is currently the European champion in expanding wind energy. WindEurope forecasts an increase of 14.5 GW in the European Union by 2025, with the German onshore market contributing over a third at approximately 5 GW.
The ambitions in Germany are high. By 2030, 80 percent of electricity is to be generated from renewable sources. To achieve this goal, the legal expansion path requires an annual addition of more than 10 GW per year until the end of the decade.
A significant efficiency booster for this energy transition is known as repowering. This involves replacing old installations with modern turbine technology.