Light breeze: A wind farm near Dorfchemnitz, Germany. The country’s wind electricity output during January to April averaged 30% below the year-before totals. — Reuters
EUROPE’S wind turbines are set to take over from solar panels as the main driver of clean electricity supply growth for the rest of 2025, as the end of the Northern Hemisphere summer brings less sunlight but windier conditions at turbine level.
So far this year, Europe’s wind generation levels have come in well below normal due to lengthy wind droughts, which have led to a rare year-over-year drop in Europe’s total clean electricity supplies.
