🚨 The alarm bells are ringing for Germany's 2030 #offshorewindenergy targets. "By 2030, the German government wants to have 30 GW of offshore wind turbines installed in its narrow slices of the North and Baltic Seas, up from 8.5 GW today." But what is hindering the timely progress? 🏗️ Slow construction rates, as well as 🔗 grid connection delays. 🆘 A coalition of industry associations is calling for more government support and industrial policy measures. The alliance called for “financing instruments and a regulatory framework that enables the necessary investments”. Read more in Euractiv's article 🔽 https://lnkd.in/e5sDPG7R
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Back in 1983 the American Wind Industry Association claimed that wind power would be “competitive and self-supporting on a national level by the end of the decade if assisted by tax credits and augmented by federally sponsored R&D”.
Simply Insatiable: Wind & Solar Keep Devouring & Demanding Massive Subsidies
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The False Economic Promises of Offshore Wind https://buff.ly/3TxcvVI #ElectricVehicles #EVMovement #GreenTransport #EVRevolution #ZeroEmissions #SmartGrid #EnergyInnovation #SmartTechnology #GreenTech #SustainableTech
The False Economic Promises of Offshore Wind
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🌬️ The UK offshore wind industry faces substantial challenges due to material shortages, particularly in steel production. Addressing this and other challenges, such as the shortages of installation vessels and supply chain disruptions, is essential to ensure the sector continues to thrive both in the UK and worldwide. Overcoming the obstacles and moving towards a greener future will require proactive measures, including:- 👉 Enhanced supply chain resilience 👉 Investment in local manufacturing capabilities 👉 Promoting International cooperation Read the full story on "Material Shortages Challenge in the Offshore Wind Industry" in our latest blog here: https://bit.ly/3WNz6Pt #OffshoreWindProjects #OffshoreWind #OffshoreWindIndustry #RenewableEnergy
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Never capable of delivering power on demand, offshore wind is as pointless as pushing on string. As the most expensive way of (occasionally) generating electricity, only the terminally insane would consider investing a nickel. Which is why rent-seekers rigged the game with massive subsidies, mandates and tax breaks from the get go. The value of the subsidies outstrips the astronomical cost of generating power using sea breezes and the true value of the power generated, by a whopping margin. In the piece below, Gordon Hughes runs the ruler over the colossal cost of offshore wind and compares it with its non-existent ‘benefits’, identifying unwitting taxpayers as one of the wind industry’s many victims.
Offshore Wind Power Carries Colossal Cost and Delivers Zero Benefits
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The United States will fall far short of the Biden administration's 2030 offshore wind goal but will catch up quickly in the following years, according to an analysis by an industry group published on Tuesday. #offshorewind #installedwindcapacity #joebiden #usa
US offshore wind will fall short of Biden’s 2030 goal
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Interesting to see the size of the budget - ~£8bn over the life of the parliament.
The King’s Speech, the address by the British Monarch in which a new government’s major policy objectives are outlined, specifically highlighted the new Labour Government’s commitment to growing offshore wind energy #offshorewind #UK #KingsSpeech https://lnkd.in/ekkdfk2p
King’s Speech specifically references investment in offshore wind
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The turbulence offshore NY & NJ continues, but in the long run, Offshore Wind will be inevitable. Fossil fuel companies such as Shell are participating, which will eventually affect the funding that some offshore wind opponents have been using for their protest efforts. #Maritime #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #WindTurbines #AlternativeEnergy #EconomicDevelopment
NJ, Ørsted settle claims over Ocean Wind cancellation
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Thanks to Tina Casey for weighing on the future of #WIND in the US during these stressful times. Saved by the Supply Chain: How Offshore Wind Stakeholders Hope to Survive and Thrive The offshore wind industry appears to be especially vulnerable to a change in federal energy policy after the 2024 election, but stakeholders are in a much better position to engage bipartisan support than a few years ago thanks to the supply chain. https://lnkd.in/guDbCk-v
Saved by the Supply Chain: How Offshore Wind Stakeholders Hope to Survive and Thrive
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