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Despite the corona pandemic: offshore grid levy is falling

15 October 2020
"This is very good news," says Stefan Thimm, Managing Director of the Federal Association of Wind Farm Operators Offshore eV (BWO). "Despite the adverse circumstances this year, the offshore grid levy is falling."
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BWO managing director, Stefan Thimm, on the BMU recommendation for a green economic program

26 May 2020
"We are pleased that more and more politicians are relying on a green economic stimulus program in the Corona crisis," commented Stefan Thimm on the initiative of the Federal Environment Ministry.
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BWO managing director, Stefan Thimm, comments on the agreement between Merkel and Macron on the European plan for economic recovery

20 May 2020
"We very much welcome the fact that France and Germany are giving top priority to climate protection in their" Joint Declaration on the European Green Deal and the European Reconstruction Plan "," said Stefan Thimm.
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Efficient offshore wind expansion requires contracts for differences and long-term goals

14 May 2020
In their joint letter, which was also sent to the Federal Ministry of Economics, the industry representatives emphasize the willingness of the offshore wind industry to take responsibility for the rapid reconstruction of the German economy, which has been weakened by the Corona crisis, in the spirit of the European Green Deal.
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Stefan Thimm, Managing Director of the BWO eV, comments on the position paper of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group on the "Green Deal"

13 May 2020
The corona pandemic will not stop climate change and it is now our responsibility to ensure that the goals are achieved despite everything. Intergenerational equity can only arise if the economic reconstruction after the crisis pays dividends for the Paris climate goals and decarbonisation by 2050 ", says Stefan Thimm.
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"20 years EEG, 10 years offshore wind energy — what next?"

1 May 2020
How do the framework conditions for offshore wind farms have to be adapted so that the expansion targets can be implemented cost-effectively? 1. BWO's online breakfast talk got to the bottom of this question.
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