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As the Spanish EU Presidency launched the 'European Wind Initiative' (EWI) - a €6 billion ten year research and development roadmap for the wind energy sector - the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said that, if properly funded, it would give European companies a competitive boost. "The European Wind Initiative is a big step forward in our efforts to maintain and strengthen Europe's global leadership in wind energy technology", said Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), today in Madrid at the SET-Plan Conference organised by the Spanish EU Presidency. "The industry is ready to invest in accelerated R&D but the challenge is for the European Commission to come up with a plan to ensure its contribution. Other regions of the world are investing significantly more in public research than the EU and its Member States and it remains to be seen how the EU will make its contribution."