All major renewable energy sources – including offshore wind – have now become cheaper than new-build coal, gas or nuclear power in Europe, utility Orsted said in a report that despite an enormous potential for wind at sea also stresses the need for a right political framework to create demand.

National policy targets in Europe already add up to more than 70GW of offshore wind by 2030, the reportMaking green energy affordable - How the offshore wind energy industry matured – and what we can learn from it ” says.