--- title: Vortex Blog | Wind Europe description: Wind 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) # wind-europe [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  wind-europe [![eu_wind](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eu_wind.png?width=420&name=eu_wind.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/eu-sets-new-binding-target-of-35-of-all-eu-energy-from-renewables-by-2030) ## [EU sets new binding target of 35% of all EU energy from renewables by 2030](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/eu-sets-new-binding-target-of-35-of-all-eu-energy-from-renewables-by-2030) Renewable sector players are celebrating this week after the European Union’s Industry and Energy Committee agreed to increase the share of energy... 01 February, 2018 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/eu-sets-new-binding-target-of-35-of-all-eu-energy-from-renewables-by-2030#comments-listing) [![ewea_era5](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ewea_era5.png?width=420&name=ewea_era5.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam) ## [ERA5 Vortex downscaling validation results to be presented in Amsterdam](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam) Downscaling of ERA5 reanalysis has been implemented into the whole Vortex modeling chain and has passed demanding internal tests that shown, among other... 13 November, 2017 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/era5-vortex-downscaling-validation-results-to-be-presented-in-amsterdam#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/)