08/30/2023

Opinion: we need to pause turbine growth for the foreseeable future

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Ambitions and climate targets will be achieved faster and more efficiently if the unsustainable turbine arms race is slowed down. In fact, it’s the only way we stand a chance of reaching the targets in time.

Official Press Release Sif Group, Vestas:

Scale up smarter, not harder – why offshore wind ambitions can be met more efficiently if turbine growth is paused

The looming climate crisis and an acute need for independency of Russian oil and gas has massively accelerated European appetite for offshore wind. Governments keep raising ambitions and underlining the importance of European energy independence, through the accelerated development of offshore wind. Not meeting the targets is not an option, but the supply chain stumbles in its growth. To pave the way for the supply chain to deliver and succeed, we need to pause turbine growth for the foreseeable future.

Moving from cost to value The offshore wind industry has become a mature industry primarily through early governmental support in the form of feed-in tariffs. The transition from feed-in tariffs to competitive tenders has further reinforced a downward trajectory of... ... More: Official Press Release Sif Group, Vestas