Climate Changed
Germany May Boost Offshore Wind Auction Capacity 33% by 2030
- Nation could increase tenders to 20GW after industry pressure
- Details published in 162-page energy law passed Nov. 30
Wind turbines stand in the North Sea off the coast of the Heligoland archipelago in Germany.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is bowing to industry pressure to boost Germany’s offshore wind capacity, already among the biggest in Europe.
The government will assess how to boost offshore capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2030 from a planned 15 gigawatts, according to details in an energy law passed by the parliament on Friday.