In the fifth episode of the Wind Power podcast, Ian Griggs, deputy editor of Windpower Monthly, had a wide-ranging conversation with Backwell which included how the wind industry should respond to the ongoing energy crisis.

Also up for discussion was the subject of how to attract and retain the expanded – and skilled - workforce the industry desperately needs in order to achieve ambitious deployment targets as well as whether there are sunnier times ahead for struggling turbine manufacturers.

In the closing moments of this episode, Backwell also laid out a controversial view of which country currently has the most favourable policy backdrop for the wind industry. 

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

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Industry specialists discuss how a raft of new policy measures from the German government could ramp up its onshore wind industry.

The German government looks set to pass a range of measures which could drastically cut permitting times for new onshore wind farms and repowering existing ones. There are also plans to restructure its grid.

Slashing permitting times for new onshore wind farms from the current average of around seven years could be exactly the sort of lifesaving measure needed by turbine manufacturers to stimulate demand for their products.

But new repowering rules could also prove transformative for the German market, because they have the potential to make better use of land which has already been set aside for wind farms.

How are German people likely to respond to more wind farms becoming part of their landscapes and has public opinion in the country changed since the war in Ukraine?

In the fourth episode of the Wind Power podcast, Ian Griggs, deputy editor of Windpower Monthly, spoke to the German Wind Energy Association and to the turbine manufacturer, Nordex.

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

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The US offshore wind industry has reached a pivotal moment, with a favourable policy announcement from the Biden administration which could transform the fortunes of its nascent supply chain.

Everything from a skilled workforce to meet the growing needs of the industry, through to critical infrastructure and the construction of wind turbine installation vessels could be enhanced by the measures – while the whole offshore wind industry can only benefit from the president’s personal focus.

But as two of the world’s major turbine manufacturers lock horns in a US court over an intellectual property dispute, it’s clear that the wind industry must find ways to collaborate rather than simply compete in order to make the best of the economic benefits to come.

In the third episode of the Wind Power podcast, Ian Griggs, deputy editor of Windpower Monthly, spoke to two members of the US Business Network for Offshore Wind (BNOW) to get their take on the latest developments.

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

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The tragic war in Ukraine has claimed thousands of lives, driven millions from their homes and destroyed vital infrastructure.

But amid the daily cost in human suffering, there is also a feeling in Europe that the war has achieved what the slower moving crisis of climate change could not, by galvanising policymakers towards a swifter transition to renewable energy.

But is this a moment in time? Or will we come to view this point in history as the real turning point in the transition to clean energy?

In the second episode of the Wind Power podcast, Ian Griggs, Deputy Editor of Windpower Monthly, spoke to one of the largest turbine manufacturers in the world, a wind farm developer and a European policy maker.

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

Is the EU's 480GW wind target for 2030 realistic?

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We are at a pivotal moment for European wind power. The climate crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have left no one in any doubt about the need to roll out renewable energy as fast as possible.

The EU wants to end Russian energy imports by 2030 and expand wind energy from 190GW today to 480GW by 2030. But is it a realistic goal, given the challenges facing the wind industry? 

Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, firmly believes it is. In our first ever Wind Power podcast he talks to Claire Warren, Editor of Windpower Monthly, about what it will take for the industry to deliver.

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen and recorded at WindEurope’s annual event in Bilbao.

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