February 7, 2025Offshore wind in 2025: How will governments and investors tackle market challenges?

Europe
Offshore wind in 2025: How will governments and investors tackle market challenges?

The offshore wind sector faces key challenges in 2025, from the need for realistic subsidies of governments to financial uncertainty driven by interest rates and commodity prices. Peter Lloyd-Williams, Senior Analyst at Westwood Global Energy Group, analyses the factors that will shape the sector’s growth and the feasibility of new projects in conversation with Strategic Energy Europe.

February 6, 2025Germany 2025: Between the PPA boom and the urgent need for more storage

Germany
Germany 2025: Between the PPA boom and the urgent need for more storage

With a record 62.7% of renewable energy in its electricity mix, Germany is making strong progress in renewables. However, Irina Peltegova, Senior Green Power Market Analyst at Veyt, tells Strategic Energy Europe that the country faces key challenges in storage, price volatility, and new renewable energy support schemes. PPAs are emerging as an increasingly attractive alternative for the sector.

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