Exclusive: Why concrete is 'the only way' for European floating wind right now

Without sufficient steel manufacturing capacity in Europe, 'there is no way you can deliver a 1GW steel semi-submersible floater in three years', says BW Ideol chief executive Paul de la Guérivière. Securing the region’s supply chain is the best way to meet the soaring costs for offshore in the long run, he says.  

by Orlando Jenkinson

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