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The German Wind Power Association (BWE) has called for 鈥渏oint efforts鈥� to secure a steady expansion of the country鈥檚 wind power capacity after the volume auctioned in Germany鈥檚 second onshore wind tender in 2019 again has not been fully exploited. 鈥淭he BWE appeals to everyone involved 鈥� from the federal government and the federal states to licensing authorities and courts 鈥� to help end this threatening situation for Germany鈥檚 wind power industry,鈥� the lobby group said in a聽. The BWE said it was 鈥渘ot surprised鈥� by the low turnout in the auction, adding that it hoped that the decline in expansion had bottomed out. Germany鈥檚 Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) on Monday聽聽that 55 percent of the second tender with a total volume of 650 megawatts (MW) had not been used, saying the lack of interest had reached 鈥�alarming proportions.鈥� According to the BNetzA, difficulties in obtaining construction licenses at the regional level played an important role in the low interest in onshore wind power auctions. Support levels in the auction ranged between 5.4 and 6.2 eurocents per kilowatt hour.

Onshore wind power is a cornerstone of Germany鈥檚 energy transition, the Energiewende, and is set to become the country鈥檚 most important power source of the future. Wind power is already the country鈥檚 most important renewable power source, at times providing almost 50 percent of its electricity mix. Wind power lobby groups have warned that the switch from fixed support levels to auctions in 2017 would dent the expansion trajectory as licensing procedures would thereby become less predictable. The industry also grapples with heavy resistance from local residents, who object to the construction of increasingly larger turbines near their homes.