On Friday 2nd June, members of the SET-Plan Implementation Working Group on Wind Energy (IWG Wind) met online to update the SET Plan targets on wind energy.
In view of the revamp of the SET Plan, the Strategic Energy and Technology Plan established by the European Commission in 2007, one of the important milestones for the IWG Wind this year is to update the strategic targets for wind energy.
Defined in 2020 and focusing mainly on cost-reduction and installed capacity, the previous targets have become outdated compared to the massive expansion of renewables needed to deliver the climate and energy targets. The IWG Wind therefore agreed to renew their targets to better align with the European Commission’s ambition set out in REPowerEU or in the Green Deal Industrial Plan but also to cover the needs of onshore wind technologies.
The new SET Plan targets on wind energy will therefore reflect the R&I needs in several areas including manufacturing, recycling, grid development but also permitting or skills and jobs creation. Once agreed, these targets will be sent as recommendations to the Member States in the perspective of the revision of their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs).
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IWG Wind kick-off meeting
On Monday, members of the SET-Plan Implementation Working Group on Wind Energy (IWG Wind) met online to officially relaunch their activities!
It’s a fresh start for the SET-Plan Implementation Working Group on Wind Energy ( IWG Wind)! On 16 January, members of IWG Wind – the SET-Plan group for Member State representatives leading national R&I agendas for wind energy – met online to officially re-inaugurate their activities.
Supported by the SETIPWind EU-funded project, IWG Wind (previously known as the Implementation Working Group on Offshore Wind) has decided to enlarge its scope to onshore and offshore wind energy. The purpose of the group is to strengthen collaboration between EU Member States and Associated countries to implement concrete R&I actions at the national level – with the aim of accelerating the development of wind energy in Europe.
During the kick-off meeting, IWG Wind members (representing Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and Turkey) together with representatives from the European Commission and the IWG Wind Secretariat (managed by WindEurope), looked at the goals of the group and its work programme over the next three years.
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