Wind Turbine Data Access: Turbit's Position Paper on the EU Digital Omnibus
- Michael Tegtmeier
- 10 hours ago
- 2 min read
Turbit has recently submitted our contribution to the EU Digital Omnibus.
Since 12th September last year, the EU Data Act has been in force, giving owners and operators the legal right to access the data generated by their own turbines. That is the right step forward, toward cleaner, cheaper green energy in Europe. Toward genuine energy sovereignty.
Together with the Daten stärken Wind initiative, we submitted a position paper to the European Commission that makes the case for keeping this law intact and making it work in practice.
Our three asks are straightforward:
Intellectual property protections already exist in European law. Articles 4(8) and 5(11) of the EU Data Act do not need to change. The balance is right. Leave them unchanged.
The wind energy service market needs to open up. Competition, independent maintenance providers, and data-driven operations at scale. The EU Data Act is what makes this possible.
The law needs to become operational. That means structured sector round tables bringing together OEMs, operators, and service providers to turn legal rights into daily practice.
This isn't a political position. It's an operational one.
Right now, wind turbines across Europe are generating thousands of data points every second. Vibration signals, torque readings, temperature trends. Data that could predict failures before they happen. Data that operators own, but often cannot access.
The consequence? Over 1,500,000 MWh of avoidable energy loss every year. €100 million in lost value. Electricity for one million people, without building a single new turbine.
At Turbit, we see this daily.
That's why we joined Daten stärken Wind alongside MERKUR Offshore GmbH, BOREAS Energie GmbH, greenwind, windwise GmbH, SAB WindTeam GmbH, Energiequelle GmbH, and Data Sharing Solutions and submitted this position paper together.
The EU Data Act is one of Europe's most effective tools for building a resilient, competitive, and sovereign energy market. It enables AI deployment at scale, supports independent innovation, and levels the playing field for European service providers.
Europe built the framework. Now let's implement it.
Thank you to Damian Boeselager and Volt Europa for making the EU Data Act happen.
