The Dutch wind sector faces competition from solar as it lobbies the government to boost the country’s already ambitious 2030 offshore target by 7GW to about 18.5GW, Hans Timmers, the head of the Netherlands wind energy association (NWEA) told Recharge.

It has become clear during current society-wide negotiations over a new energy and climate plan that the renewables expansion targets already in place – including for roughly 11.5GW