Published: 24 August 2011
Anglo-German cooperation is needed to deliver on offshore wind energy plans
Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager, Carbon Trust
A new partnership must be forged to ensure that resources are developed as quickly and as cost efficiently as possible
Phil de Villiers, Offshore Wind Accelerator Manager, Carbon Trust
UK and Germany now share a common goal: to rapidly accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind energy to help their respective countries deliver energy security and meet agreed carbon reduction plans.
The recent Renewables Road Map put the UK goal at up to 18GW by 2020, while Chancellor Angela Merkel has committed Germany to building 25GW of offshore wind capacity over the next 20 years, as part of the country’s nuclear energy exit strategy.
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