OPINION: Henrik Stiesdal of Siemens

Henrik Stiesdal

The R&D departments of all major players in the wind industry must have the same goal: to develop products that enable customers to deliver power at costs equal to or below the wholesale cost of electricity.

Once we reach the magic threshold of wholesale grid parity, we will change society’s legitimate question of “how can we afford wind power?” to “how can we afford not to use wind power?”.

Fortunately, through the industry’s continuous innovation efforts, the cost of onshore wind is getting closer to the magic threshold, and at the present cost-reduction rates, the target is within sight.

Not so for offshore wind, however. Here the cost gap remains considerable.

Offshore wind is a completely necessary contributor to the future electricity supply of Europe. There is no other way…

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