Great Britain losing ground in vie for supremacy in offshore wind energy

London - Britain is not making the most of its opportunity to become the

The report says the British Isles have ideal building conditions, with large areas of seabed in shallow waters, close to shore, but warn that the government is not doing enough to bring down costs and secure British jobs in offshore wind. The report says the government has backtracked on ambition to secure 18GW offshore wind by 2020 and expects just 4.4GW to come online between 2020 and 2030. The report argues that as a result the industry risks missing out on an additional 15,000 jobs that could be created by 2020.

Will Straw, Associate Director at IPPR, explained:

Source: IWR Online, 11 Jul 2013