'If EU environmental rules stop offshore wind, there won't be much left to protect': minister

Too much “red tape” is one of the main factors slowing down a rapid offshore wind build-out, in particular EU environmental regulation, Danish climate and energy minister Lars Aagaard told the WindEurope conference in Copenhagen.

In Europe it can easily take nine or 10 years from taking a political decision until the actual construction of wind farm is done, the minister lamented.