Wind power in Germany
- Brown coal: 77.5 TW⋅h (17.7%)
- Hard coal: 36.05 TW⋅h (8.3%)
- Natural gas: 45.79 TW⋅h (10.5%)
- Wind: 139.77 TW⋅h (32.0%)
- Solar: 53.48 TW⋅h (12.2%)
- Biomass: 42.25 TW⋅h (9.7%)
- Nuclear: 6.72 TW⋅h (1.5%)
- Hydro: 19.48 TW⋅h (4.5%)
- Oil: 3.15 TW⋅h (0.7%)
- Other: 12.59 TW⋅h (2.9%)
Wind power is a major source of electricity in Germany and the Energiewende (German for 'energy turnaround') that has phased out nuclear power in 2023. Domestic generation is about 60% renewable, half of that coming from wind.
About a third of Germany's total electricity production in 2024 was generated through wind power, up from 6.2% in 2010 and 1.6% in 2000. In 2024, wind power produced 136.9 TWh, of which 111.9 TWh onshore (25.9% of electricity consumption) and 26 TWh offshore. At the end of 2024, the total installed wind power nameplate capacity was 72.75 gigawatts (GW): 63.55 GW onshore (28,717 wind turbines) and 9.2 GW (1,639 wind turbines) offshore.
Despite proposals for very large Reichskraftturm wind towers between the World Wars, and the 3 Megawatt Growian project of 1976-1988 being the failure it was intended to be by some, wind power anyway became a growing industry in the country, with a number of turbine manufacturers, like Enercon, Nordex and Senvion.
The German Federal Government has enacted plans to expand offshore wind energy, with targets of 30 gigawatts by 2030, increasing to 70 gigawatts by 2045. This move is part of a strategy to enhance the country's renewable energy portfolio and reduce dependence on energy imports. To achieve these goals, the government is implementing measures to streamline planning and approval processes for wind energy projects. In 2024, the construction of 2,405 new wind turbines (14.056 GW) has been approved, a new record.