Germany acts to ensure level playing field and data security in wind energy
The BMWK concludes that there is currently no level-playing field between European wind and solar manufacturers and their international competitors.
The German Economy and Energy Ministry has issued a five-point Action Plan to address current challenges to the European and German wind energy supply chain.
The Action Plan recognises the need to correct unfair competition between European wind energy suppliers and their international competitors. It also pledges to address cyber and data security risks stemming from non-European wind turbines.
The EU wants to increase its wind energy capacity from 220 GW today to 425 GW by 2030 and 1,300 GW by 2050. As things stand nearly all the wind turbines built in Europe today are European wind turbines – produced by European manufacturers and assembled in Europe.
But there is a very real risk that the expansion of wind the EU wants will be made in China, not in Europe. Chinese wind farm manufacturers are now winning first orders in Europe. In this context the German Ministry for Economy and Energy (BMWK) today issued a five-point Action Plan.
The BMWK concludes that there is currently no level-playing field between European wind and solar manufacturers and their international competitors. It stresses the urgent need to restore fair competition and defend Europe’s and Germany’s wind energy industry.
This comes on the back of the European Commission’s decision in April 2024 to start an investigation in Chinese wind turbine suppliers under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). The BMWK statement stresses the importance of this ongoing investigation. And asks the EU to make full use of its trade defence measures, such as anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures, where necessary.
Source: Evwind
