ETIPWind

What ETIPWind does

ETIPWind (European Technology & Innovation Platform on Wind Energy) is a publicly funded European coordination and policy-advisory platform established in 2016 under the European Commission's Strategic Energy & Technology Plan (SET Plan). It convenes wind energy stakeholders from industry, research, and academia — including wind farm developers, component manufacturers (e.g., ZF Wind Power, Ørsted, Equinor, Hitachi Energy), research institutes (e.g., EERA JP Wind, ForWind), and EU policymakers — to identify common Research & Innovation priorities, co-create the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA), and produce authoritative reports that inform EU and national R&I programming. The current operating cycle is the SETIPWind 2 project (Grant agreement No: 101075499, September 2022 – August 2025), and the secretariat is jointly run by WindEurope and EERA from Brussels.

ETIPWind's core 'products' are not commercial technology but recurring publications and convening mechanisms: the 2025–2027 Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (and its interactive online tool), the annual European Wind Energy Competitiveness Report, thematic factsheets (megatrends, grids, floating offshore wind, circularity), and joint studies (notably with ETIP Ocean on offshore renewables, October 2024). Its governance comprises a Steering Committee (formerly Executive Committee), Working Groups, an open Experts Pool of 190+ experts, and the Implementation Working Group on Wind Energy (IWG Wind), which links EU Member State representatives to the platform. Recent leadership includes Chair Adrian Timbus (Hitachi Energy) and Vice-Chairs from Ørsted, Smart Wires, Equinor, and ForWind.

The business model is entirely non-commercial: ETIPWind operates as a publicly funded policy advisory body with no revenue model, no pricing, and all activities and publications free and publicly available. The April 2025 'From Innovation to Industrial Competitiveness' report proposed a blueprint for a European Fund for Wind Research & Competitiveness, signalling an ambition to influence the next generation of EU R&I funding instruments beyond the current grant cycle.

Name

ETIPWind

Legal name

ETIPWind - European Technology & Innovation Platform on Wind Energy

Website

https://etipwind.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ETIPWind is a publicly-funded European platform that convenes wind energy industry, research, and academia to define Research & Innovation priorities. It publishes Strategic R&I Agendas and policy recommendations funded by the European Commission under the SETIPWind project.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wind Energy Policy Advisory / Renewable Energy R&I Coordination

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced Wind Technology R&D (Floating Offshore, Airborne Wind, New Rotor/Blade Concepts) (EUAMAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Siting, Resource Assessment & Environmental Tech R&D (Remote Sensing, Wake Modeling, Wildlife Mitigation) (EUAMAOAJ)

Keywords

• Wind energy research
• Policy advisory services
• Innovation platform
• Renewable energy coordination
• EU technology platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Brunelles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. EU Public Funding: ETIPWind is funded by the European Commission under the SETIPWind and SETIPWind 2 projects within the framework of the Strategic Energy & Technology Plan (SET Plan). Activities and publications are free and publicly available. The platform has no commercial revenue model as it operates as a publicly funded coordination and policy advisory body.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ETIPWind is a public, EU-funded platform that brings together wind energy stakeholders from industry, research, and academia to identify common Research & Innovation (R&I) priorities and foster breakthrough innovations. It produces Strategic R&I Agendas (SRIAs), annual European Wind Energy Competitiveness Reports, policy-focused reports and factsheets, and runs the open Experts Pool community. All activities and publications are free and publicly available, and its recommendations directly inform European and national R&I policy and programming.

Product overview

ETIPWind (European Technology & Innovation Platform on Wind Energy) is a public platform established in 2016 that serves as a coordination and policy advisory mechanism for the European wind energy sector. The platform operates under the SETIPWind project, funded by the European Commission, and brings together industry, research, and academia stakeholders. Its core offerings include the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) 2025-2027 (with an interactive tool), annual European Wind Energy Competitiveness Reports, policy-focused publications like the 'From Innovation to Industrial Competitiveness' report, and the Experts Pool community network. The platform publishes various factsheets and joint studies (including collaboration with ETIP Ocean) to inform R&I priorities and policy recommendations at European and national levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• ETIPWind Platform Public platform established in 2016 that brings together wind energy stakeholders from industry, research, and academia to identify common R&I priorities and foster breakthrough innovations in wind energy technology.
• 2025-2027 Strategic R&I Agenda Interactive Tool Interactive online tool presenting the Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda 2025-2027 priorities and strategies for the wind energy sector, for policymakers, industry, and researchers.
• From Innovation to Industrial Competitiveness Report Blueprint of a common European strategy to enhance policies and funding for wind energy R&I, including the foundations of a European Fund for Wind Research & Competitiveness, aimed at EU policymakers and the wind industry.
• European Wind Energy Competitiveness Report Annual report developed under the SETIPWind project tracking progress across competitiveness indicators including wind energy installations, contribution to GDP, trade balance, employment, and R&I expenditure.
• Offshore Renewables Joint Study (with ETIP Ocean) Joint report with ETIP Ocean on offshore renewable energy potential to boost EU competitiveness, strengthen energy security, and deliver high-skilled jobs, estimating 4,673 GW of untapped offshore wind potential in Europe.
• ETIPWind Experts Pool Open community bringing together stakeholders from across the wind energy sector — wind farm owners, developers, manufacturers, technology providers, research institutes, and civil society — to shape R&I priorities and participate in Working Groups.
• ETIPWind Factsheets Series of factsheets covering wind energy topics including Five Megatrends in Wind Energy Technology, Electricity Grids for Climate Neutral Europe, and Floating Offshore Wind delivering climate neutrality, for policymakers, industry, and researchers.
• Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda 2025-2027 Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda defining 23 R&I priorities for the European wind energy sector for 2025-2027, developed with input from 190+ industry experts and the research and academia community.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, supporting and core.

• ETIP OceanmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024ETIPWind and ETIP Ocean jointly released the 'Offshore Renewables: Paving the Way for a Competitive and Climate-Neutral Europe by 2050' report (October 2024), focusing on the untapped potential of offshore wind and ocean energy in Europe. The joint study estimates 4,673 GW of offshore wind potential and presents joint R&I priorities and policy recommendations.
• ZF Wind PowersupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2023ZF Wind Power hosted the ETIPWind Strategic R&I Agenda launching event in Lommel, Belgium on 4 December 2023, providing a venue to present the new SRIA to 38 CTOs and policymakers. ZF Wind Power is a leading gearbox manufacturer and member of the ETIPWind ecosystem.
• SETIPWind 2 ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022The SETIPWind 2 project (April 2026 – August 2025, Grant agreement No: 101075499) supports ETIPWind and IWG Wind activities. It helps position wind energy as a strategic industrial sector for Europe by co-creating a joint European R&I roadmap, supporting funding development, performing analysis, facilitating dialogue, and strengthening national R&I alignment.
• IWG Wind (Implementation Working Group on Wind Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016IWG Wind gathers representatives from EU Member States in charge of national research agendas for wind energy. ETIPWind works closely with IWG Wind under the SETIPWind 2 project to co-create a joint European R&I roadmap, strengthen alignment of national R&I priorities, and support the SET Plan Community on Wind Energy.
• WindEuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWindEurope and EERA jointly act as the secretariat for ETIPWind and IWG Wind. WindEurope communicates and coordinates between the ETIPWind Steering Committee, the IWG Wind, EERA Joint Programme on Wind energy, and the relevant Directorates General of the European Commission. The secretariat is funded by the SETIPWind 2 project.
• EERA (European Energy Research Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEERA and WindEurope jointly serve as the secretariat for ETIPWind and IWG Wind. ETIPWind works closely with EERA JP Wind as part of the SET Plan Community on Wind Energy to deliver joint recommendations, support strategic R&I planning, and contribute to a more coordinated European wind R&I ecosystem.
• European Commission (DG ENER, DG RTD, DG GROW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerETIPWind informs Research & Innovation policy at European and national level. The platform's recommendations directly inform policymakers on maintaining Europe's global leadership in wind energy technology. The European Commission (through DG ENER, DG RTD, and DG GROW) is a key recipient of ETIPWind's strategic recommendations and co-organiser of workshops and events.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WindEurope: WindEurope is the trade association for the European wind industry and jointly runs the ETIPWind Secretariat. It is a direct peer in convening wind stakeholders, producing policy positions, and shaping the European wind agenda, and shares staff and leadership with ETIPWind.
• ETIP Ocean: Sister European Technology & Innovation Platform focused on ocean energy. ETIPWind and ETIP Ocean jointly publish the 'Offshore Renewables' study (4,673 GW potential) and operate under the same EC SET Plan coordination model, making them structurally and thematically direct peers.
• ETIP SNET (Smart Networks for Energy Transition): Another SET Plan sister ETIP, focused on electricity grids and smart networks. It shares ETIPWind's stakeholders (e.g., Hitachi Energy, Smart Wires leadership), SET Plan coordination model, and overlapping R&I priorities on wind-grid integration.
• IEA Wind Technology Collaboration Programme: IEA Wind coordinates international wind energy R&D collaboration among member countries. It is a direct functional peer to ETIPWind in producing wind R&D roadmaps and facilitating multinational research cooperation, though operating under the IEA rather than the EU.
• EERA JP Wind: The European Energy Research Alliance Joint Programme on Wind is ETIPWind's research-side counterpart and co-secretariat partner. It coordinates public wind-energy R&D institutes across Europe and co-produces Strategic R&I recommendations with ETIPWind under the SET Plan framework.
• ETIP PV (European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics): Sister European Technology & Innovation Platform under the same SET Plan framework, focused on solar PV. Operates with an analogous mandate — convening industry, research, and academia to define R&I priorities — competing for the same Horizon Europe and SET Plan funding pool as ETIPWind.

Broad incumbents

• IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency): IRENA is the global intergovernmental agency for renewable energy, producing international R&I, deployment, and policy analysis. It overlaps with ETIPWind's remit on wind R&I roadmaps and convening of public-sector renewable energy stakeholders.
• SETIS (Strategic Energy Technologies Information System): SETIS is the European Commission's knowledge and information system supporting the SET Plan. It works alongside ETIPWind in synthesising technology status, R&I priorities, and deployment outlooks across all SET Plan technologies, including wind.
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC): GWEC is the global wind industry's international trade body, producing authoritative global wind reports and policy positions. While not EU-specific, it covers ETIPWind's same stakeholder base (developers, OEMs, policymakers) at global scale and shapes overlapping R&I and deployment narratives.

Others

• European Wind Energy Research Forum (WIREF) / ForWind: ForWind is a leading European wind energy research consortium whose Managing Director sits on ETIPWind's Steering Committee. It represents the academic R&D community ETIPWind convenes and operates as a key supplier of expertise and talent into ETIPWind's working groups.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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