A new way of thinking energy, to liven up a territory, to dialog, and to grasp the future - Wind energy, a new breath

A first part of this publication proposes an overview of the role and evolution of wind energy in France and in the world: a support to energy transition with a local production and a sustainable consumption, a defined legal framework for its development, a growing sector, a presence in France for 20 years. Then the next parts highlight how wind energy is a new approach to energy (a renewable and local energy which is an essential contribution to French energy independence, with a high technical expertise), is a new way to liven up territories (notably rural areas, with additional tax revenues and the possibility to created local jobs); to dialog (in local communities, with a participation of all actors, with however a too long delay of 6 to 8 years for a project in France) and to grasp the future (to face the challenges raised by climate change, by developing offshore wind energy, by introducing participative financing)