On November 6, Chancellor Scholz fired the finance minister and the traffic light coalition fell apart. We ask ourselves: What will happen to offshore wind energy after the end of the traffic light government?

Tendering rules, ports, skilled workers, production capacities – there are still some open questions and legislative procedures in progress. Where are we and what opportunities and challenges arise from the change of government? 

What needs to be done now and in 2025 to create stable framework conditions for the legally agreed expansion? 

On December 2st Together with the ministers and senators of the coastal states, we are taking a look back at the year and looking ahead to energy and industrial policy. These include:  

Olaf Lies (Minister of Economic Affairs of Lower Saxony) 

Tobias Goldschmidt (Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature, Schleswig-Holstein) 

Kai Stührenberg (State Council for Ports)