"At this cost level, offshore wind will compete with other renewable and fossil energy sources — without having to be subsidised," says GROW, or "Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind".

The consortium wants to present its plan to Dutch economic affairs minister Henk Kamp at the Rotterdam Wind Days 2016 today.

With the 700MW auction for the Borssele 1&2 areas off the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands has kicked off a four-year programme in which 3.5GW