The choppy waters of the North Sea are soon to become home to the world’s largest green energy power plant, according to a grandiose statement of intent issued by nine neighbouring countries in April.
The Ostend Declaration envisages a doubling of offshore wind capacity by 2050, powering green hydrogen production, with new interconnecting cables zipping between the UK and continental Europe.
But its heady rhetoric received a swift reality check from industry, with more than 100 companies warning that Europe does not have the capacity to deliver on these commitments. One of the biggest barriers, the industry body Wind Europe said, was the lack of skilled workers.
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