Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025-2030
Germany
Germany is the largest wind market in Europe with total installed wind energy capacity surpassed 70 GW by the end of 2024. The country has entered a decisive phase in its energy transition, with wind power at the center of efforts to strengthen industrial competitiveness, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and ensure long-term energy security. As the country accelerates its decarbonisation and energy security goals toward 2030, both onshore and offshore projects are expanding rapidly, driving strong labour demand across construction, installation, and operations and maintenance.
Its wind energy market is experiencing unprecedented momentum: legislative improvements under the former government, including the designation of wind energy as being of ‘overriding public interest’, have enabled faster permitting decisions, reduced administrative obstacles and prioritised renewable projects in land-use planning. Record- breaking results in 2024 underline the effectiveness of these measures. Nearly 11 GW of new onshore wind capacity was awarded in tenders during the year, representing a 70 percent year-on-year increase, through two oversubscribed onshore wind bids.
North Rhine-Westphalia captured 28 percent of this volume, followed by Lower Saxony with 14 percent and Brandenburg with 10 percent, jointly exceeding the capacity awarded across all other federal states combined. Permitting performance has also surged, with around 2,400 new turbines totalling 14,000 MW approved in 2024, again led by North Rhine-Westphalia with close to one-third of national permitting volume. Additionally, 8 GW of offshore wind capacity was awarded in 2024, the highest in Europe.
Nordergrund, Near Bremerhaven, Germany
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Chapter 6: Country Commentaries – Germany
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