Teresa Ribera at Nordex Group: EU Commission Sends Industrial Policy Signal for Wind Power as a Key Industry for Europe During Nordex Visit

Hamburg – The European Commission has underlined the strategic importance of the wind industry for Europe’s industrial base and energy security. During a visit on May 20 to the headquarters and the Global Technical Academy of the Nordex Group in Hamburg, European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera highlighted the connection between the energy transition, industrial policy, and economic resilience.

Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco emphasized the role of wind power as an industrial policy factor. “Renewable energy and wind power in particular are not only a climate solution – they are a strategic technology for Europe,” said Blanco. They strengthen energy security and reduce dependence on external shocks, while the sector is also based on a “competitive industrial base.”

Ribera also stressed the security policy dimension of expanding renewable energy. “The current energy crisis shows that Europe’s greatest resilience lies in domestic renewable energy, not in imported fossil fuels exposed to geopolitical shocks,” she said. Wind is therefore a central building block for a new energy and industrial policy stability in Europe.

The European Commission sees the accelerated expansion of renewable energy, grid development, and the electrification of the economy as prerequisites for greater industrial independence in Europe. Against this backdrop, the visit to Hamburg is regarded as a signal of the growing interconnection between industrial policy and energy policy at EU level.

Another focus was placed on training and qualification of skilled workers at the Nordex Technical Academy. There, engineers and service teams from around the world are trained in the installation, operation, and maintenance of wind turbines. Nordex sees this as a key component for industrial scaling and quality assurance in global competition.

The Nordex Group is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of onshore wind turbines. Of its approximately 11,100 employees, around 8,200 are based in Europe, forming a significant part of the industrial value chain in the wind power sector.

Source: IWR Online, 22 May 2026