Experts call for slower turbine growth

Wind Industry Profile of

Continuous rapid introduction of larger new models is hindering efforts to establish sustainable and robust supply chains, write Felix Henseler and Dieter Dehoorne.

The wind industry is facing a historic build-out if it is to help make the energy transition a reality. A key player in realising this ambition is offshore wind which is expected to grow more than ten-fold by the end of this decade. According to the International Energy Agency, global renewable energy capacity will have to expand by three times its current size by 2030 to keep global emissions aligned with the Paris Agreement. In addition, the current energy crisis spurred by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced the world to speed up the renewable energy transition even faster to wean ourselves off... ... More: Official Press Release Vestas

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