Industry unveils 2030 Vision plan for UK offshore wind
Ambitious plan outlines potential for 27,000 skilled jobs, £48bn investment in infrastructure and exports climbing to £2.6bn a year by 2030
The 2030 Vision plan, announced by sector body Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), would lead to offshore wind generating one third of the UK’s electricity by the end of the next decade, with the industry more than doubling its capacity from 13GW today to 30GW.
Baroness Brown of Cambridge, the UK’s low-carbon business ambassador and vice-chair of the government’s committee on climate change, who will lead industry engagement with Westminster, said the “challenge for the offshore wind industry and government is to ensure that we capitalise on our world-leading position in a highly competitive, global market and deliver on the huge potential for jobs, new infrastructure, exports and economic growth”.