'Call us crazy, but we’re betting on a big future for small renewable energy players – even in offshore wind'

At the Hamburg wind conference last week, the mood was gloomy. But savvy investors know downturns are the best time for bold contrarian bets – and floating wind looks promising.

The proliferation of PV is putting strain on current pricing regimes – market designs must adapt to a changing energy landscape.

The solar boom is changing the game for renewable power pricing

Not because they will succeed, but because they will fail

and no that’s not good news

Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 107, January 2024, 103329

Based on newspaper headlines, 2023 appears to have been an annus horribilis for offshore wind.

Industry due for ‘market correction’ after challenging year marked by major project cancellations, event heard

As the offshore wind sector struggles with cost increases and the often-hostile scrutiny that this brings, it is worth taking a step back to think about how governments should design auctions to get projects built at the lowest possible cost.

This document relies on content from presentations prepared by the author while with Green Giraffe, which are still available online on he Green Giraffe website, in particular „Recent trends in offshore wind finance“, presented in April 2019 at the WindEurope 2019 conference in Bilbao.