Germany intends to push the development of offshore wind power aggressively at the North Sea summit scheduled for Sunday and Monday in Hamburg. Officials said the aim is to strengthen Europe’s resilience and energy security. In the long term the government expects this will also secure the competitiveness of its industry on the global stage. Berlin plans to submit concrete projects and to reinforce cross‑border cooperation, for example by launching a regional grid‑planning process based on transnational marine spatial planning and by creating an “Offshore Financing Framework” that would simplify the provision of capital for investments. The summit will also address the current difficult situation of the offshore sector, with the goal of improving investment conditions and restoring the necessary planning and investment certainty for European wind and grid manufacturers. High‑ranking government representatives-including several heads of government-will attend from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway, along with delegates from the EU Commission and NATO. More than 130 corporate representatives are also expected to join the meeting.
Germany Pushes Offshore Wind at Upcoming North Sea Summit
