The governments of leading offshore wind markets, Germany,
Belgium and Denmark have signed a Joint Statement to further the deployment of
offshore wind energy in Europe.
The signing ceremony took place this morning (6th June)
at the opening of Offshore Wind
Energy 2017, the industry event co-organised by WindEurope and RenewableUK in London. The
signatory governments reaffirmed their commitment to deploy a significant
volume of offshore wind power in Europe between 2020 and 2030 and were
represented by Marie-Christine Marghem, Minister of Energy, Environment and
Sustainable Development, Belgium; Rainer Baake State Secretary for Energy,
Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy, Germany and Kristoffer Böttzauw, Deputy
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, Denmark.
