{"id":23,"date":"2017-06-11T20:41:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T18:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/30aniversari.local\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2017-06-29T09:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T07:29:42","slug":"history-europes-wind-industry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Europe\u2019s wind industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><! ========= Cool Timeline PRO 2.2 =========><div  id=\"tm-compact--13\" class=\"cool_timeline cool-timeline-wrapper  both-sided-wrapper white-timeline-wrapper main-default\" data-pagination=\"no\"  data-pagination-position=\"right\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-bar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cool-timeline-bar-logo\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/themes\/twentyseventeenchild\/img\/WindEurope-logo-sticky-menu.png\" width=\"86\" height=\"35\"><\/a><h1 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class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-73\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">A group of European agricultural machinery manufacturers fly to California<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>A group of European agricultural machinery manufacturers fly to California to assess the market for producing wind turbines. 20-30 turbines are shipped and installed from Europe to California by the end of the year<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-74\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-74  story-cat-5 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-74\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EWEA is formed in September, in Stockholm.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>EWEA is formed in September, in Stockholm. It has no staff or budget of its own, and represents individuals rather than organisations. Gijsbrecht &#8220;George&#8221; Piepers is elected as Chairman<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-55\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-55  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-55\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  small default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">One of the first wind turbines<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description small\"><div class=\"pull-left\"><img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"144.5\" height=\"198.5\" class=\"story-img left_small\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-turbine.jpeg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">One of the first wind turbines &#8211; a 22 kw Bonus model, 1982<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-95\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-95  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-95\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Denmark&#8217;s Development Program for Renewable Energy is established<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Denmark&#8217;s Development Program for Renewable Energy (the UVE program) is established<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-96\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-96  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-96\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The first European wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><strong>The first European wind farm (5 x 20 kW turbines) opens on Greek island of Kythnos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-97\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-97  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-97\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind turbine size reaches 55 kW<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Wind turbine size reaches 55 kW<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1983\" id=\"clt-1983\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1983<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-121\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-121  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-121\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Growian&#8217;s 3 MW two-bladed turbine<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Growian&#8217;s 3 MW two-bladed turbine with 100 metre rotor diameter erected in Germany. It is abandoned in 1988<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-51\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-51  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-51\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Europe exports 350 turbines<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Europe exports 350 turbines, with a total capacity of 20 MW, to California<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-220\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-220  story-cat-5 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-220\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  small default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">In 1983 EWEA joins<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description small\"><div class=\"pull-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"200\" height=\"282\" class=\"story-img left_small\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/1983July.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">In 1983 EWEA joins the then British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) in publishing Wind Directions that started in 1977<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1984\" id=\"clt-1984\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1984<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-122\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-122  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-122\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">In Denmark, vestas<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In Denmark, Vestas starts serial production of a 75 kW three-bladed turbine<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-123\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-123  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-123\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Enercon develops its first turbine<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Enercon develops its first turbine, the E-15\/16 (55 kW)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-124\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-124  story-cat-5 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-124\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">First official European wind energy conference (\u201cEWEC\u201d)<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>First official European wind energy conference (\u201cEWEC\u201d) held in Hamburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-234\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-234  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-234\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  small default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">European Wind Energy Association logo, 1984<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description small\"><div class=\"pull-left\"><img decoding=\"async\"  width=\"204.5\" height=\"202\" class=\"story-img left_small\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/EWEA-logo-1-1984.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">European Wind Energy Association logo, 1984<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1985\" id=\"clt-1985\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1985<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-125\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-125  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-125\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The EU announces funding for 97 demonstration<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The EU announces funding for 97 demonstration projects and trials up to 1989<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-126\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-126  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-126\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">West German firm, WindkraftZentrale<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>West German firm, WindkraftZentrale, begins exporting wind turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1986\" id=\"clt-1986\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1986<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-127\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-127  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-127\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Dutch government sets up a financin<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The Dutch government sets up a financing programme the &#8216;Integraal Programma Windenergie\u2019 (IPW) \u2013 for the wind turbine industry in the Netherlands<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1987\" id=\"clt-1987\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1987<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-128\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-128  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-128\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Vestas decides to concentrate exclusively on wind energy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Vestas decides to concentrate exclusively on wind energy<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1988\" id=\"clt-1988\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1988<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-129\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-129  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-129\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Germany launches 100 MW wind energy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Germany launches 100 MW wind energy support programme<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-130\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-130  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-130\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The UK announces plans for its first wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The UK announces plans for its first wind farm<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1989\" id=\"clt-1989\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1989<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-131\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-131  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-131\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Fifteen single-bladed MBB<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Fifteen single-bladed MBB (Messerschmitt-B\u00f6lkow-Blohm) turbines go up in Germany. They are eventually dismantled in 1992<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-132\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-132  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-132\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Danish Bonus company begins series production<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Danish Bonus company begins series production of a 450 kW three-bladed machine with 35 metre rotor<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"0.4\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1990\" id=\"clt-1990\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1990<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-135\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-135  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-135\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Danish government sets target for 800-1,350 MW<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Danish government sets target for 800-1,350 MW of wind energy by the year 2000<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-136\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-136  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-136\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Europe&#8217;s largest wind farm installed in Jutland<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Europe&#8217;s largest wind farm installed in Jutland, Denmark (42 x Nordtank 300 kW turbines)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"0.6\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1991\" id=\"clt-1991\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1991<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-238\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-238  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-238\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Built in 1991, Vindeby in Denmark was the world&#8217;s first offshore wind farm<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vindeby1993.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Built in 1991, Vindeby in Denmark was the world&#8217;s first offshore wind farm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-102\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-102  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-102\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EWEA publishes action plan for European wind energy development<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb;\">EWEA publishes action plan for European wind energy development, showing potential for Installed capacity of:\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"4000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"25000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"11500\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2005<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"100000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2030<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-137\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-137  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-137\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">First offshore wind park constructed<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b>First offshore wind park constructed at <\/b><b>Vindeby<\/b><b> off the coast of Denmark with <\/b><b>eleven <\/b><b>450 kW <\/b><b>turbines<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-138\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-138  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-138\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">First UK wind farm opens at Delabole<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>First UK wind farm opens at Delabole in Cornwall, with ten 400 kW wind turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-139\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-139  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-139\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Ten 30 kW wind turbines from German Aeroman<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Ten 30 kW wind turbines from German Aeroman are installed on Sijiao island off the Shanghai coast of China<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-140\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-140  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-140\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Germany introduces feed-in tariff law<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Germany introduces feed-in tariff law for renewable energy (Einspeisegesetz) with payment to producers of 90% of retail electricity price per kilowatt hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"0.8\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1992\" id=\"clt-1992\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1992<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-141\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-141  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-141\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">First Spanish wind farms open at Tarifa in Andalucia<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>First Spanish wind farms open at Tarifa in Andalusia; National Energy Plan envisages up to 200 MW of wind capacity by 2000<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-142\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-142  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-142\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">United Nations Conference on Environment<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (\u201cEarth Summit\u201d) in Rio de Janeiro establishes global principles for sustainable development and environmental protection<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"1.2\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1993\" id=\"clt-1993\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1993<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-143\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-143  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-143\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Enercon builds first E-40 direct drive (gearless) turbine<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Enercon builds first E-40 direct drive (gearless) turbine<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-237\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-237  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-237\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  small default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Blades about to be put on an Enercon E40 wind turbine in 1993<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description small\"><div class=\"pull-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  width=\"251\" height=\"178\" class=\"story-img left_small\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blades-for-Enercon-E40-turbine-1993.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Blades about to be put on an Enercon E40 wind turbine in 1993<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-144\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-144  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-144\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">British Board of Trade announces new government<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>British Board of Trade announces new government target for wind energy of 3,500 MW of installed capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"1.6\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1994\" id=\"clt-1994\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1994<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-145\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-145  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-145\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">France installs its first wind farm in the Tramont<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>France installs its first wind farm in the Tramonte wind corridor of the western Mediterranean using four Vestas 500 kW turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-146\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-146  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-146\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Spanish company Gamesa starts joint venture<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Spanish company Gamesa starts joint venture with Vestas to manufacture wind turbines in Spain<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"2.4\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1995\" id=\"clt-1995\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1995<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-147\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-147  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-147\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Europe\u2019s wind capacity overtakes that of the US<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b>Europe\u2019s wind capacity overtakes <\/b><b>that of the US<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-236\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-236  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-236\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Construction of foundations for an offshore wind farm in Denmark, 1995<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/bases-1.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Construction of foundations for an offshore wind\u00a0farm in Denmark, 1995 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-148\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-148  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-148\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Danish manufacturer Nordex<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Danish manufacturer Nordex erects prototype of 1.5 MW turbine in Denmark. Vestas and German company Tacke soon follow suit<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-149\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-149  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-149\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">European Commission publishes Green Paper<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>European Commission publishes Green Paper on energy policy, with commitment to increase contribution from renewables<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"3.4\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1996\" id=\"clt-1996\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1996<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-150\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-150  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-150\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">France launches a tender programme<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>France launches a tender programme with a target for 500 MW by 2005: &#8220;Eole 2005\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-151\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-151  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-151\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Iranian government<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The Iranian government\u2014the world\u2019s fifth largest oil producer\u2014orders its first wind farm, comprising 300 kW Nordtank turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"4.7\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1997\" id=\"clt-1997\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1997<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-152\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-152  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-152\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Kyoto Protocol is agreed<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The Kyoto Protocol is agreed in Japan, with a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% of their 1990 level by 2012<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-248\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-248  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-248\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1997: EWEA\u2019s new target<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">EWEA\u2019s new target for installed capacity in Europe: <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"8000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"40000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"100000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2030<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-153\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-153  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-153\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">An EU White Paper sets non-binding<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>An EU White Paper sets non-binding goal to double Europe&#8217;s share of renewable energy from 6% to 12% (14 to 22% of electricity supply) by 2010<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"6.4\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"1998\" id=\"clt-1998\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1998<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-154\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-154  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-154\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">World wind capacity moves past 10,000 MW<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>World wind capacity moves past 10,000 MW<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-155\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-155  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-155\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Enercon celebrates erection<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Enercon celebrates erection of the company\u2019s 1,000th E-40 turbine<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-156\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-156  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-156\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Vestas floated as a public company<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Vestas floated as a public company on the Copenhagen stock exchange<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"9.6\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"1999\" id=\"clt-1999\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1999<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-157\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-157  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-157\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EWEA, Greenpeace and the Danish Forum for Energy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>EWEA, Greenpeace and the Danish Forum for Energy and Development publish the Windforce 10 report, showing how wind could generate 10% of global electricity by 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-158\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-158  story-cat-5 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-158\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EWEA secretariat moves from London to new offices in Brussels<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>EWEA secretariat moves from London to new offices in Brussels<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"12.8\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2000\" id=\"clt-2000\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-159\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-159  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-159\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">First large-scale offshore wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b>First large-scale offshore wind farm, <\/b><b>Middelgrunden<\/b><b>, is erected off Copenhagen<\/b>. 8,500 shareholders in Danish cooperative share 50% ownership of the 20 Bonus 2 MW turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-239\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-239  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-239\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Middelgrunden wind farm<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/Middelgrunden-1.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Middelgrunden wind farm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-160\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-160  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-160\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">New German Renewable Electricity Law<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>New German Renewable Electricity Law continues support for wind energy through fixed payments per kWh of output over 20 years<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"17.2\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2001\" id=\"clt-2001\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2001<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-161\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-161  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-161\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">European Directive on Electricity from Renewabl<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>European Directive on Electricity from Renewable Sources sets national indicative targets for each EU member state with an overall goal of 22% by 2010<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-162\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-162  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-162\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">France introduces fixed tariff support<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>France introduces fixed tariff support system linked to target for 10,000 MW of wind capacity by 2010<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-163\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-163  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-163\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">UK opts for Renewables Obligation<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>UK opts for Renewables Obligation, with rising quota for renewable energy linked to green certificates<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"23\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2002\" id=\"clt-2002\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2002<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-164\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-164  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-164\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EWEA is represented at the Earth Summit<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>EWEA is represented at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg that calls for more renewable energy around the world<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-235\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-235  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-235\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Alaiz wind farm in Navarra, Spain, 2002<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002_Alaiz_.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Alaiz wind farm in Navarra, Spain, 2002 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-165\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-165  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-165\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Horns Rev offshore wind farm opens<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Horns Rev offshore wind farm opens in Danish North Sea (80 x Vestas 2 MW turbines)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-166\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-166  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-166\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Multinational corporation General Electri<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Multinational corporation General Electric buys Enron Wind Corp, with both US and European manufacturing bases<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"28.3\" data-offshore=\"0.2\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2003\" id=\"clt-2003\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2003<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-167\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-167  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-167\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Spanish government sets target for 13,000 MW of wind by 2011<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Spanish government sets target for 13,000 MW of wind by 2011<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-168\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-168  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-168\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Vestas and NEG Micon merge to form<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Vestas and NEG Micon merge to form the world&#8217;s largest turbine manufacturer, Vestas<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-249\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-249  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-249\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2003: EWEA\u2019s new targets<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">EWEA\u2019s new targets for installed capacity in Europe:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"75000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2010<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"180000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2020<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-169\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-169  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-169\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">According to a report commissioned<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>According to a report commissioned by the British government, global offshore wind power would increase from around 170 MW in 2003 to reach almost 11 GW by 2007<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-170\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-170  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-170\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The UK opens its first offshore wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The UK opens its first offshore wind farm, North Hoyle, with 60 MW of capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"33.6\" data-offshore=\"0.5\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2004\" id=\"clt-2004\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2004<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-171\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-171  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-171\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Siemens buys Bonus Energy of Denmark<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Siemens buys Bonus Energy of Denmark, the fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, and joins the wind energy business<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-172\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-172  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-172\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">German turbine manufacturer REpower installs prototype 5 MW turbine<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>German turbine manufacturer REpower installs prototype 5 MW turbine<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-173\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-173  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-173\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Danish blade manufacturer LM<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Danish blade manufacturer LM Glasfiber produces its longest blade yet \u2013 61.5 metres in length<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"39.8\" data-offshore=\"0.6\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2005\" id=\"clt-2005\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2005<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-174\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-174  story-cat-5 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-174\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Global Wind Energy Council<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Global Wind Energy Council formed with members from more than 50 countries<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=associations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ewea-windeurope.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Associations<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-240\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-240  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-240\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Installation of a 3.75 MW Siemens turbine, 2005<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005installation.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Installation of a 3.75 MW Siemens turbine, 2005<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-175\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-175  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-175\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">US government extends the Production Tax<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>US government extends the Production Tax Credit incentive to the end of 2007, encouraging new wind industry boom<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-176\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-176  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-176\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">China sets target for 30 GW of wind power by 2020<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>China sets target for 30 GW of wind power by 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"47.3\" data-offshore=\"0.7\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2006\" id=\"clt-2006\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2006<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-177\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-177  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-177\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">US wind power capacity leaps above 10 GW<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>US wind power capacity leaps above 10 GW<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-178\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-178  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-178\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">France sets goal to develop more than twice<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>France sets goal to develop more than twice as much new wind power as new nuclear and coal over the next ten years<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-250\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-250  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-250\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2006: EWEA\u2019s new target for installed<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">EWEA\u2019s new target for installed capacity in Europe:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"300000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2030<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-179\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-179  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-179\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">A wind turbine supply agreement commits Spanish<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>A wind turbine supply agreement commits Spanish Iberdrola to buy 2,700 MW, valued at \u20ac2.3 billion, from manufacturer Gamesa<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-180\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-180  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-180\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">European Technology Platform<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>European Technology Platform for Wind Energy is launched. It aims to direct funding towards research priorities up to 2030<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"55.7\" data-offshore=\"0.8\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2007\" id=\"clt-2007\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2007<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-181\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-181  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-181\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind overtakes fuel oil<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Wind <\/b><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">overtakes fuel oil as the 5th largest form of power generation <\/b><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">capacity<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-242\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-242  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-242\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The world&#8217;s largest wind turbine to date, the 7 MW Enercon E-126, is installed in Emden, Germany, 2007<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/Enercon-2007.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">The world&#8217;s largest wind turbine to date, the 7 MW Enercon E-126, is installed in Emden, Germany, 2007<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-182\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-182  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-182\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EU adopts new binding target for 20%<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>EU adopts new binding target for 20% renewables in energy supply by 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-183\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-183  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-183\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Eurobarometer survey shows that 71%<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Eurobarometer survey shows that 71% of EU citizens are &#8220;very positive&#8221; about the use of wind power in their country<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"63.8\" data-offshore=\"1.1\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2008\" id=\"clt-2008\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2008<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-184\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-184  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-184\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Italy passes a Financial Act<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Italy passes a Financial Act including a green certificate scheme for renewable energy<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-185\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-185  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-185\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Nine zones are identified around Britain&#8217;s<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Nine zones are identified around Britain&#8217;s coast for construction of 25 GW of wind farms in the third round of government sponsored offshore development<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-186\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-186  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-186\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Iberdrola Renovables and Gamesa<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Iberdrola Renovables and Gamesa sign an agreement to develop and manage some wind projects together, and to supply 4.5 GW of turbines<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"73.6\" data-offshore=\"1.4\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2009\" id=\"clt-2009\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2009<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-187\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-187  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-187\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind power provides 2% of worldwide electricity<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Wind power provides 2% of worldwide electricity<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-243\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-243  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-243\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Statoil\u2019s Hywind floating turbine, Norway, 2009<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/hywind-1.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Statoil\u2019s Hywind floating turbine, Norway, 2009<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-188\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-188  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-188\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Europe accounts for 48%<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Europe accounts for 48% of the world&#8217;s wind energy capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-190\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-190  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-190\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The EU&#8217;s 2009 Renewable Energy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The EU&#8217;s 2009 Renewable Energy Directive is agreed, committing Europe to getting 20% of its energy from renewables by 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-189\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-189  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-189\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The European Parliament&#8217;s energy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The European Parliament&#8217;s energy committee agrees to dedicate \u20ac565 million to offshore wind projects as part of the EU Economic Recovery Plan<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-191\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-191  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-191\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">world&#8217;s first full-scale floating wind turbine starts operations<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>September: Hywind (2.3 MW), the<b> world&#8217;s first full-scale floating wind turbine starts operations<\/b> in the North Sea<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"82.5\" data-offshore=\"2\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2010\" id=\"clt-2010\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2010<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-192\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-192  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-192\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Ten North Seas Countries<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Ten North Seas Countries agree to work together to develop an offshore electricity grid<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-193\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-193  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-193\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The European Commission allocates over \u20ac902<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The European Commission allocates over \u20ac902 million to electricity interconnection projects as part of its broader European Economic Recovery Plan<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-194\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-194  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-194\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The British government announces<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The British government announces the go-ahead for offshore wind farm development areas with a capacity ten times greater than Europe\u2019s existing European offshore wind energy capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-195\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-195  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-195\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Denmark\u2019s wind power share of electricity reaches over 20%<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Denmark\u2019s wind power share of electricity reaches over 20%<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"91\" data-offshore=\"2.9\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2011\" id=\"clt-2011\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2011<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-196\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-196  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-196\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Germany announces plans to shut down all nuclear plants by 2022 as well as double the country\u2019s share of renewable energies, including wind energy<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-197\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-197  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-197\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The EU Energy Roadmap 2050<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The EU Energy Roadmap 2050 is launched, binding renewable energy targets for 2030 could be in place by 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-244\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-244  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-244\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Principle Power\u2019s WindFloat Prototype, Portugal, 2011<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/windfloat-1.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Principle Power\u2019s WindFloat Prototype, Portugal, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-253\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-253  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-253\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2011: EWEA\u2019s new targets<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">EWEA\u2019s new targets for installed capacity in Europe<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"230000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29%;\">\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"400000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">BY 2030<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-198\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-198  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-198\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The European Parliament votes<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The European Parliament votes to create a dedicated budget line for wind energy research and development for the first time<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-199\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-199  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-199\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">WindFloat (2 MW), the world&#8217;s second<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>WindFloat (2 MW), the world&#8217;s second floating offshore multi-megawatt wind turbine, starts generation 5km off the coast of Portugal. It was the first to be deployed without the use of any offshore heavy lift vessels<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"100.6\" data-offshore=\"4.9\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2012\" id=\"clt-2012\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2012<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-200\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-200  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-200\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The European Commission launches its Renewable Energy Strategy<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The European Commission launches its Renewable Energy Strategy<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-201\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-201  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-201\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Alstom&#8217;s 6 MW Haliade<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Alstom&#8217;s 6 MW Haliade begins generating electricity during certification testing<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-202\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-202  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-202\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The world&#8217;s largest offshore wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The world&#8217;s largest offshore wind farm opens off the coast of Cumbria, England. It has a capacity of 367 MW<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-203\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-203  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-203\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b>EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"110.7\" data-offshore=\"6.6\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2013\" id=\"clt-2013\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2013<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-204\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-204  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-204\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind overtakes nuclear<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p><b>Wind overtakes nuclear as the 4th largest form of power generation capacity<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-205\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-205  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-205\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">MEPs offer lifeline<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>MEPs offer lifeline to the ETS by voting in favour of backloading<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"120.6\" data-offshore=\"8.2\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2014\" id=\"clt-2014\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-206\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-206  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-206\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind energy industry installs more new capacity than gas and coal combined<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Wind energy industry installs more new capacity than gas and coal combined<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-207\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-207  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-207\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">European Commission 2030<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>October: EU heads of state and government set renewables target of 27%<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-208\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-208  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-208\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Onshore wind cheaper than coal<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Onshore wind cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear, according to European Commission report<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"131\" data-offshore=\"11\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2015\" id=\"clt-2015\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2015<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-267\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-267  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-267\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">February: European Commission launches plan for the \u2018Energy Union\u2019<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>February: European Commission launches plan for the \u2018Energy Union\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-268\" style=\"width:100%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-268  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-268\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2015: EWEA\u2019s new target<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><table style=\"width: 694px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 222px;\"><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">EWEA\u2019s new targets for installed capacity in Europe: <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 334.421875px;\">\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"165000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2020 <em>LOW<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"192000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2020\u00a0<em>CENTRAL<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"216000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2020\u00a0<em>HIGH<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 424px;\">\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"251000\"><\/div> <\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2030\u00a0<em>LOW<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"320000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2030\u00a0<em>CENTRAL<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #68bceb;\"><div class=\"counter\" data-start=\"0\" data-decimals=\"0\" data-duration=\"2\" data-suffix=\" MW\" data-end=\"392000\"><\/div><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">BY 2030\u00a0<em>HIGH<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-209\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-209  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-209\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">IKEA announces a \u20ac1 billion<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>IKEA announces a \u20ac1 billion commitment to wind, solar and climate action. Other companies also take to wind energy to power their businesses including BMW, General Motors, Nissan, Honda, CEMEX, Heineken, LEGO, IKEA, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-210\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-210  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-210\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">December: Paris climate deal<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>December: Paris climate deal shows energy transition commitment towards wind power and more than 70 non-EU countries highlight wind energy in their national climate plans<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"144.6\" data-offshore=\"12.6\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2016\" id=\"clt-2016\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2016<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-211\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-211  story-cat-10 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-211\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">February: wake up call for policymakers<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>February: wake up call for policymakers as China overtakes EU on cumulative wind installations<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=stats-targets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scenarios.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Stats &amp; targets<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-245\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-245  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-245\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Agios Georgios island<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/Agios_Georgios.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Agios Georgios island, Greece has the only onshore wind farm with offshore characteristics: submarine cables connect it to Athens\u2019 electrical grid. Photo Marios Zangas, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-212\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-212  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-212\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">July: Dutch tender brings offshore wind<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>July: Dutch tender brings offshore wind on a par with conventional power generation as DONG Energy surprises the industry with its record-low bid of \u20ac72.7\/MWh for the Borssele I and II wind farms<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-213\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-213  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-213\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">November: Vattenfall amazes the market<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>November: Vattenfall amazes the market with a winning bid of \u20ac49.9\/MWh for the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind project<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-214\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-214  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-214\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">November: European Commission publishes<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>November: European Commission publishes a proposal for a revised Renewable Energy Directive to make the EU a global leader in renewable energy and ensure that the target of at least 27% renewables in the final energy consumption in the EU by 2030 is met<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-215\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-215  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-215\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">June: 10 European countries sign a memorandum<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>June: 10 European countries sign a memorandum of understanding for regional cooperation in the North Sea to further the deployment of offshore wind energy<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2017\" id=\"clt-2017\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2017<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-216\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-216  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-216\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Wind generates enough to cover Denmark\u2019s<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Wind generates enough to cover Denmark\u2019s entire power demand on 22 February<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-298\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-298  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-298\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Hywind Scotland: The world\u2019s first floating wind farm is commissioned<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>18 October 2017 \u2013 Hywind Scotland: The world\u2019s first floating wind farm is commissioned. 5 turbines of 6 MW each are connected to test floating technology in a park layout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-217\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-217  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-217\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">April: the results of the German offshore tender shock<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>April: the results of the German offshore tender shock the energy business as EnBW and DONG Energy announce the <b>world\u2019s first subsidy-free offshore wind farms <\/b>(to be developed by 2025)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-218\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-218  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-218\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">May: Spain returns to wind energy with record low prices<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>May: Spain returns to wind energy with record low prices<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-246\" style=\"width:60%\" class=\"timeline-post special light-grey-post icons_no post-246  story-cat-9 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-246\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix special  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Currently the longest wind turbine blade is 88.<\/h2><div style=\"background-color:#e5f100\" class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/LM_Windpower.jpg\"><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><p><span style=\"background-color: #68bceb; color: #ffffff;\">Currently the longest wind turbine blade is 88.4 metres, produced for an 8 MW offshore turbine. Photo: LM Wind Power, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=snapshots\"><span>Snapshots<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2018\" id=\"clt-2018\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2018<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-297\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-297  story-cat-8 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-297\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Netherlands announces that the first Dutch offshore wind farm without subsidies is to be built<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>20 March 2018 \u2013 The Netherlands announces that the first Dutch offshore wind farm without subsidies is to be built.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=policy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/policy.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-300\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-300  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-300\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">\u00d8rsted\u2019s Walney Extension becomes the world\u2019s largest operational offshore wind farm<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>6 September 2018 \u2013 \u00d8rsted\u2019s Walney Extension, located in the Irish Sea, becomes the world\u2019s largest operational offshore wind farm with 659 MW in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-301\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-301  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-301\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Mercedes-Benz makes the first corporate PPA deal in Germany for 46 MW of wind power<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>18 December 2018 \u2013 Mercedes-Benz makes the first corporate PPA deal in Germany for 46 MW of wind power.  The PPA will support the wind farm\u2019s operation when government incentives come to an end in 2021. <\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2019\" id=\"clt-2019\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2019<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-302\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-302  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-302\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">\u00d8rsted and Northumbrian Water Group sign the UK\u2019s first Offshore Wind Energy PPA to deliver 100 GWh every year for the next 10 years<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>1 March 2019 \u2013 \u00d8rsted and Northumbrian Water Group sign the UK\u2019s first Offshore Wind Energy PPA to deliver 100 GWh every year for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-304\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-304  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-304\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">In 2019, wind energy represented 300,000 jobs in Europe. 75% of these are in onshore wind and 25% in offshore.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>December 2019 &#8211; In 2019, wind energy represented 300,000 jobs in Europe. 75% of these are in onshore wind and 25% in offshore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section even default-year\"data-section-title=\"2020\" id=\"clt-2020\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2020<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-306\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-306  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-306\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Hornsea One is now the largest offshore wind farm in the world. In just two years the project holding this record nearly doubled in capacity.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>January 2020 \u2013 Hornsea One is now the largest offshore wind farm in the world. In just two years the project holding this record nearly doubled in capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-305\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-305  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-305\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The 1 GW Fosen Vind complex in Norway is commissioned and becomes the largest onshore project in Europe.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>August 2020 \u2013 The 1 GW Fosen Vind complex in Norway is commissioned and becomes the largest onshore project in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-309\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-309  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-309\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Dogger Bank wind farm raises \u20ac9.4bn and becomes the largest project ever financed.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>November 2020 \u2013  The Dogger Bank wind farm raises \u20ac9.4bn and becomes the largest project ever financed.  It is set to become the largest wind farm in the world with 190 GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines that will deliver 2.4 GW to the UK grid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-default white-timeline\" data-onshore=\"\" data-offshore=\"\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section odd default-year\"data-section-title=\"2021\" id=\"clt-2021\"> <div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-310\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-310  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-310\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Europe now has 220 GW of wind capacity and an additional 105 GW of new wind farms will be built over the next five years, provided Governments deliver on their ambitions.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>January 2021 \u2013 Europe now has 220 GW of wind capacity and an additional 105 GW of new wind farms will be built over the next five years, provided Governments deliver on their ambitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-311\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-311  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-311\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The first tender under the new Spanish auction design resulted in record low prices for new wind energy in Europe. The lowest wind energy bid was awarded at a price of \u20ac20\/MWh.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>January 2021 &#8211; The first tender under the new Spanish auction design resulted in record low prices for new wind energy in Europe. The lowest wind energy bid was awarded at a price of \u20ac20\/MWh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-312\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no post-312  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-312\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix odd  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Danish Government announces it will build the first energy island in the North Sea. The Danish North Sea Energy Island will merge up to 10 GW of offshore wind farms and will combine transmission, storage and power-to-x technologies to transport the energy to countries where demand is highest.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>January 2021- The Danish Government announces it will build the first energy island in the North Sea. The Danish North Sea Energy Island will merge up to 10 GW of offshore wind farms and will combine transmission, storage and power-to-x technologies to transport the energy to countries where demand is highest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/?category=market\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windeurope.org\/about-wind\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/market-1.png\" alt=\"category-image\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><span>Market<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div id=\"story-313\" style=\"\" class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no post-313  story-cat-4 default-meta\"><div class=\"timeline-meta\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full  default-dot\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div   id=\"story-313\"  class=\"timeline-content  clearfix even  full default-content\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Larger onshore turbines are helping to repower projects. Now wind farm capacity can almost double with 30% fewer turbines.<\/h2><div  class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>April 2021 \u2013 Larger onshore turbines are helping to repower projects. 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