--- title: Vortex Blog | European wind industry description: European wind industry | 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) # european-wind-industry [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  european-wind-industry [![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) [![worker-inside-wind-turbine-nacelle-1024x683-1](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/worker-inside-wind-turbine-nacelle-1024x683-1.jpg?width=420&name=worker-inside-wind-turbine-nacelle-1024x683-1.jpg)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-industry-contributes-billions-to-eus-gdp) ## [European wind industry contributes billions to EU’s GDP](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-industry-contributes-billions-to-eus-gdp) New report, ‘Local Impact, Global Leadership’ by Deloitte for WindEurope and published last week shows the European wind industry contributed €36 billion... 05 December, 2017 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/european-wind-industry-contributes-billions-to-eus-gdp#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/)