Offshore wind – A WindEurope policy paper on physical security and situational awareness

Overview

Wind energy has grown to be a central backbone of Europe’s energy system. Wind farms underpin our energy security, generating 20% of all electricity consumed in Europe. They are part of Europe’s critical energy infrastructure. This makes them targets of malicious attacks. In a changing threat environment, Europe needs to ramp up the physical protection of its wind energy infrastructure. A new WindEurope policy paper details how.