News Digest Item
15 May 2017

“Wind park without support enrages Green industry”

Die Welt / 淨

German utility EnBW denied by Germany's Wind Energy Association (BWE) that its zero-support offshore wind bid was “risk-oriented” and only possible because EnBW was largely state-owned, writes Daniel Wetzel in Die Welt. The allegations “made absolutely no sense” and one should “rather talk about the expected technological progress, instead of speculating about the bid,” said Dirk Güsewell, EnBW’s Director Generation Portfolio Development.
Similarly, Danish primarily state-owned Dong Energy, the other successful bidder in offshore auction demanding no support, denied its bid had been strategic in late April. Martin Neubert, managing director of the company’s German operations, told 淨 the bid had to be economically sound since nearly 50 percent of the company were held by outside investors.

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For background read the 淨 article Operators to build offshore wind farms without support payments.

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