Dutch Government Ditches ‘Not Realistic’ Offshore Wind Goal
Wind turbines off the coast of Ijmuiden, Netherlands.
Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
The Netherlands will slash its offshore wind ambitions by as much as 40% as the government no longer finds it viable to aim for 50 gigawatts of generation capacity by 2040.
The new target will be in the range of 30 to 40 gigawatts, higher than the current level of just over 5 gigawatts, but below what was envisioned only a few years ago, according to a letter written by Sophie Hermans, the Minister for Climate and Green Growth, to the Dutch Parliament.