Poland held the largest European dedicated onshore wind auction ever in December with a total volume of 2.2GW, WindEurope said on 13 January, adding that the average bid of €49/MWh was lower than the wholesale electricity price.

According to WindEurope, onshore wind had a strong end of the decade with a number of auctions taking place in December. In addition to Poland, the end of the year also saw other competitive auction results for onshore wind across Europe. A Lithuanian auction resulted...