The study says that the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries of 120 GW in 2030 is unlikely to be met unless immediate action is taken to develop new port infrastructure and upgrade existing port facilities.
The North Seas Offshore Wind Port Study 2030-2050 identifies the bottlenecks and offers several action points to address these, aimed at both the public and the private sectors, as well as financial institutions.
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One of these recommendations is working on a shared European tender planning, as foreseen under the European Wind Power Action Plan.
This would increase certainty in the offshore wind sector and in turn also demand certainty for ports.
“In recent years, North Sea countries shared ambitious plans for sustainable offshore wind energy development. Now, it is time to bring these ambitions into action. We all share the responsibility to develop the North Sea offshore energy plans in a responsible manner, in coordination with other North Sea-users and minimizing ecological impact. Close collaboration is the only way to successfully reach our energy ambitions. Today we start with the joint actions to take the sector to the next phase,” said Dutch Minister for Energy and Climate Policy, Rob Jetten .
The Netherlands, alongside the European Commission, has co-chaired the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) for the past year and the co-presidency role now passes to Denmark.
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Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, together with the European Commission (EC), have launched joint planning of offshore wind tenders at a ministerial meeting of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), held on 20 November, in the Hague, the
