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Offshore- Wind energy
Wind energy at sea supplies clean electricity for a sustainable Germany and is already a mainstay of the energy transition. They are characterized by large amounts of electricity, constant energy production, low costs and high acceptance.
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The B.W.O.
The BWO is the political representative body for the offshore wind industry in Germany. We pool the professional expertise of companies along the entire value chain, from manufacturers and developers to operators and service providers in the offshore wind energy sector. The BWO is committed to advocating for the political, regulatory, and economic interests of the industry. conditions for the expansion of offshore wind energy in line with the energy transition structuresThe BWO is the central point of contact for political actors at the state and federal levels on all matters relating to offshore wind energy. The BWO evaluates current developments and analyzes the consequences of future regulatory frameworks.
June 2021
"We are extremely pleased that the BSH's draft plan for the first time acknowledges and records the outstanding importance of offshore wind energy for achieving national, European and global climate protection goals"
BWO welcomes energy policy decisions by the Bundestag
"With today's resolutions, urgently necessary prerequisites are being created to leverage additional expansion potential and accelerate the expansion of the offshore grid," says BWO managing director Stefan Thimm.
Future offshore - need for action at all levels
What will happen next with the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany and Europe? These and many other exciting questions will be discussed by around 250 representatives from politics, science and the offshore industry at "Future Offshore 2021". The fourth annual conference of the BWO eV takes place online and has the motto "Departure in stormy times".
Episode 1: Offshore electricity on the rise
In the first episode of our MEER ENERGIE podcast, Jörg Kubitza, Managing Director of Ørsted in Germany and Rainer Baake from the Climate Neutrality Foundation outline the visions, opportunities and challenges of the offshore wind industry.
BWO welcomes revision of the spatial planning
. It is important that significantly more areas are made available for the expansion of wind energy at sea than was the case in the first draft. We welcome the fact that further suitable areas have been found here in the North and Baltic Seas.