Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce
The Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce (July 2024 to April 2025) was established to identify actions needed to accelerate onshore wind deployment to 2030 and beyond. The Onshore Wind Council will now oversee implementation of Taskforce Strategy actions.
The Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce ran from July 2024 to April 2025. Its main output was the Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy.
The Onshore Wind Council has been established to oversee implementation of actions committed to in the Strategy.
Purpose
The Taskforce brought together key organisations from government, industry, regulatory and other relevant bodies to drive forward the increases in onshore wind needed to meet 2030 deployment ambitions. The objectives of the Taskforce were to:
- Unlock the barriers to deployment that onshore wind developers face: the Taskforce will identify where there are financial, regulatory or policy challenges that are preventing the construction and operation of onshore wind projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Ensure sustainability: the Taskforce will consider the potential impacts that onshore wind projects can have on the local environment and broader electricity system.
- Capture the benefits: as the sector grows, the Taskforce will identify opportunities to facilitate continued cost reductions and ensure investment in UK supply chains, jobs, skills and innovation.
- Commit to action: the Taskforce will, by bringing together the relevant bodies from across the system, establish consensus and agree the actions needed to remove the barriers, ensure sustainability, and capture the benefits.
The Taskforce met regularly over the course of 2024. At the end of this period, it issued a formal policy statement clearly setting out a roadmap to 2030 and beyond, the challenges and opportunities of delivering accelerated onshore wind to meet our ambitions, and commitments to the actions needed to achieve this.
Membership
The Taskforce Joint chairs were:
- The Rt Honourable Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
- Matthieu Hue, CEO of EDF Renewables
The deputy chair was:
- Michael Shanks MP, Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero
The chairs were supported by a core membership made up of expert representatives from the onshore wind industry, investment companies and others.
Terms of Reference