\u201cMadrid Call to Action\u201d<\/a>, WindEurope laid out 10 concrete actions to revive Europe\u2019s dormant electrification efforts. Europe needs a single trajectory for electrification. Built on three elements: boosting renewable electricity supply, connecting this supply to demand; and empowering demand by making the switch to electrified applications easy and affordable.<\/p>\nThe technology to electrify Europe is here and ready. Government\u2019s must now show leadership. They can take simple actions to incentivise the switch to electrification. Those include:<\/p>\n
Prioritising easy-to-electrify sectors: Industry can already electrify large parts of its heat demand, especially low and medium temperature processes used to produce paper, pulp, food and beverages. Up to 930 TWh of industrial process heat can already be electrified \u2013 equivalent to the combined power demand of France and Germany. In the current energy crisis, there\u2019s no time to waste addressing those low-hanging fruits.<\/p>\n
Reducing VAT on heat pumps and electric vehicles to zero: The same is true for private households which can shift to commercially available electrification technologies. They can buy electric vehicles and heating systems today already. Tax-incentives can help create additional demand in the current fuel crisis.<\/p>\n
Permanently cutting taxes on electricity: Taxes and levies on electricity are too high and send the wrong consumption incentives. In Europe, 25% of final electricity prices for industry are VAT and regulated charges, and 75% are energy and network charges. Homegrown power should be the cheapest option for households and companies.<\/p>\n
Simplifying State aid: EUState aid rules can be simplified to unleash a true electrification wave in industry. This it particularly true where industry wants to switch to renewables via Power Purchase Agreements. Fast\u2011tracking industrial PPAs could replace around 1,000 LNG cargoes annually \u2013 with homegrown and secure renewable electricity.<\/p>\n
Eagerly awaited EU energy crisis response<\/p>\n
The European Commission will take an import step later today, publishing its energy crisis response package \u201cAccelerate EU\u201d. The package will include important measures on electricity grids, taxes and charges.<\/p>\n
Some EU Member States have taken decisive action already. France will nearly double support for electrification to \u20ac10 billion a year by 2030. It is fast\u2011tracking electric heating with a ban on gas boilers in new buildings from 2026. And by 2030, two\u2011thirds of new cars sold in France must be electric. Other countries are also unlocking large volumes of clean power: 43.5 GW of wind permitted since 2022 alone could produce around 115 TWh \u2013 more than the annual power demand of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Other Member States should follow the French example \u2013 powering Europe with homegrown electricity is the only way to strengthen energy security and ensure industrial competitiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second day at the WindEurope Annual Event 2026 is all about electrification. Europe must move from crisis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,1945,8120,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-404791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-electricity","10":"tag-electrification","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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