--- title: Vortex Blog | Europe description: Europe | Blog about Wind maps and all about planning your wind farm. Get to know the wind speed and direction. The wind data you need in the screening phase of your wind farm. --- [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [Wind & Site](http://www.vortexfdc.com/windsite/) - [Forecast](http://www.vortexfdc.com/forecast/) - [Solar](http://www.vortexfdc.com/solar/) - [Get Started](http://interface.vortexfdc.com/signup) # europe [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  europe [![irena-600x429](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/irena-600x429.png?width=420&name=irena-600x429.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/euro-mps-raise-the-bar-on-renewables-as-costs-fall-below-those-of-fossil-fuels) ## [Euro MPs raise the bar on renewables as costs fall below those of fossil fuels](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/euro-mps-raise-the-bar-on-renewables-as-costs-fall-below-those-of-fossil-fuels) Members of the European Parliament voted yesterday for a 2030 renewable energy target of 35% – more ambitious than the Commission’s initial proposal of at... 19 January, 2018 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/euro-mps-raise-the-bar-on-renewables-as-costs-fall-below-those-of-fossil-fuels#comments-listing) [![electricity_stats](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/electricity_stats.png?width=420&name=electricity_stats.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-rings-in-2018-on-a-high) ## [European wind rings in 2018 on a high](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-rings-in-2018-on-a-high) The European wind industry has made a great start to the new year, generating more power in a single day on 3 January than ever before. The figure was... 08 January, 2018 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-rings-in-2018-on-a-high#comments-listing) [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo-footer-1.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [BLOG](http://www.vortexfdc.com/news/) - [Terms of use](http://www.vortexfdc.com/terms-of-use/) - [TECH-DOCS](http://www.vortexfdc.com/resources/) - [Privacy policy](http://www.vortexfdc.com/privacy-policy/) [ABOUT US](http://www.vortexfdc.com/about-us/)