Incoherent and frequently changing rules and targets, as well as a dissatisfying support regime for offshore wind harm the otherwise successful sector in Germany, and could prompt major players to increasingly seek their luck in other markets, industry heavyweights warned at the Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference 2021.

Germany in recent years had at first lowered its ambition for wind at sea, and then raised it again, to 20GW in 2030 and 40GW in 2040.