One of the UK's top offshore wind executives claimed the industry has a “good chance” of meeting the British government's upgraded 40GW capacity target, as a leading energy research specialist said the 2030 goal represents a “major challenge”.

The revised end-of-decade target, up from a previous ambition of 30GW, formed part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successful late-2019 election campaign, and was later confirmed on the policy agenda of his new government at the opening of Parliament.