Statement on the federal port strategy: A step in the right direction
The federal government is currently in the process of interdepartmental coordination on the national port strategy. The BWO has a statement on this
North Sea Energy cooperation
North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC)
The North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) supports the expansion of offshore wind energy and the network infrastructure at sea through cross-border cooperation between currently 9 European countries and the EU Commission. After the UK left the EU on January 31, 2020, the member states will include Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The focus of the cooperation lies in the development of cross-border offshore wind and grid projects (hybrid projects). The aim is to reduce the costs and space requirements of offshore projects through cross-border cooperation.
Thimm: Belgium should use the chairmanship of the North Sea cooperation for further initiatives
“With the idea of an “EU-Enabling Framework” for hybrid offshore wind projects, Germany has already provided important impetus.
BWO managing director comments on NSEC ministerial meeting
“Today’s ministerial meeting of the North Sea Energy Cooperation (NSEC) recognized the key role of offshore wind energy in achieving climate goals
Start of the German EU Council Presidency
“It is right and important that the key role of offshore wind energy in achieving climate goals is recognized
10 years of successful offshore wind expansion in Germany
Today in Berlin the expansion figures for offshore wind energy in 2019 were presented by the German offshore wind industry. Therefore