Megaprojects in the 10GW range built around “anchor tenant” led development consortia will be needed to make offshore wind a global mainstream energy source, according to Shell New Energies executive vice-president, Mark Gainsborough.
The oil supermajor believes this model — adopted from the retail sector where a prestige brand store is given lower rent to attract other tenants — will be a better means of accelerating and upscaling the build-out of offshore wind farms than the current tender model being employed in certain European countries, which are driven by 2030 national targets.
