Germany’s offshore industry is struggling to bring down costs amid a public debate on power prices, but costs for grid connections have gone up in the past three years, says Wilfried Breuer, managing director of the transmission system operator's offshore projects.
“During this period, we had a significant, painful learning curve at many of the involved [companies],” Breuer said at a panel session during the Windforce offshore wind conference in Bremerhaven.
“It
