{"id":20109,"date":"2026-09-30T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/europe-installs-8-8-gw-of-wind-capacity-in-the-first-half-of-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:57:45","slug":"europe-installs-8-8-gw-of-wind-capacity-in-the-first-half-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruzgarenerjisi.com.tr\/en\/europe-installs-8-8-gw-of-wind-capacity-in-the-first-half-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe installs 8.8 GW of wind capacity in the first half of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Europe connected 8.8 GW of new wind capacity to the grid in the first half of 2026, around three quarters of it onshore, according to WindEurope\u2019s autumn data update.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WindEurope\u2019s \u201cLatest wind energy data for Europe \u2013 Autumn 2026\u201d, published on 1 September 2026, shows that 7.1 GW of the 8.8 GW installed in the first six months was in the EU-27. Onshore wind accounted for 6.5 GW, or 74% of new installations, while offshore added 2.3 GW. Germany led with 3.4 GW, followed by the United Kingdom (789 MW) and Spain (612 MW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe\u2019s wind fleet reaches 311 GW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Europe\u2019s total installed wind capacity now stands at 311 GW, of which 270.5 GW is onshore and 40.9 GW offshore. The EU-27 accounts for 252 GW (228.4 GW onshore, 23.2 GW offshore).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orders and investment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firm turbine orders reached 10.6 GW in the first half (7.8 GW onshore, 2.8 GW offshore). Governments in five countries awarded support to 17.2 GW of capacity, and EUR 9 billion was raised to finance 5.2 GW of future capacity. WindEurope expects Europe\u2019s wind capacity to reach 436 GW by 2030, and the EU-27\u2019s 342 GW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n