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After the success of communicating the wind industry's main R&I focus areas in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda the industry has now been asked by the Commission to advise more concretely on topics that could fit into the H2020 Strategic Work programme for 2018-2020.

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda launched

27 September 2016

Today a united wind energy community handed over its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) to the Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič. The SRIA names the priority areas for research and innovation (R&I) in order to help Europe maintain its global leadership on wind energy.

ETIP SmartGrids launched

19 May 2016

The process to announce the future European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) to substitute the current ETP Smart Grids and EEGI kicked off. ETIPWind will strengthen the collaboration to form the energy system of the future and invites stakeholders to the workshop on 3 June 2016.

WindEurope CPO presents ETIPWind at IRPWind General Assembly

28 April 2016

Stagnating research and innovation (R&I) funding in Europe and in many European member states requires strong ties amongst all wind energy stakeholders. WindEurope CPO Kristian Ruby thus stressed the importance of a fruitful collaboration between EERA and WindEurope in ETIPWind.

ETIPWind – The industry's new research hub

20 April 2016

R&I, politics and the wind power industry have never been as close as today. In November 2015, the European Commission awarded WindEurope to run the secretariat of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Wind Energy (ETIPWind).