Germany launches new tenders for onshore wind and innovation projects.

Germany has initiated two tenders to facilitate the development of 3,443 MW of onshore wind farms and 485.7 MW of innovative renewable energy projects.

The deadline for submitting proposals for both auctions is May 1. However, since this date is a public holiday, bids will be accepted until May 2, as stated by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) on Wednesday.

The maximum bid value for the onshore wind tender is set at EUR 0.0735 per kWh. This new round of auctions follows Germany's selection of 422 projects with a total capacity of 4,094 MW in the initial tender for 2025. The BNetzA plans to allocate a total of 10,000 MW throughout the year, evenly spread across four bidding rounds.

For the innovation tender, the highest bidding value has been established at EUR 0.09 per kWh. This auction invites bids from hybrid plants that integrate various renewable energy sources or renewable energy plants paired with storage systems. These hybrid initiatives could pertain to wind or solar energy, energy storage, biomass, geothermal energy, or hydropower.

The overall tender volume for 2025 is 900 MW, which will be divided among two bidding rounds.

In the most recent innovation auction, the Federal Network Agency awarded contracts for 587 MW of combined solar and storage projects.