Henrik Poulsen, CEO of MWH, the largest offshore windfarm developer in the UK, has said that wind turbines, combined with energy biomass or gas-fired plants, could make the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear project unnecessary. Poulsen added that low prices in the renewable energy sector made the industry particularly attractive. Britain currently has an offshore wind capacity of over 5 GW, plus 9 GW off onshore wind. The Hinkley plant would provide 3.2 GW. The cost of wind power is already less than £85 per Dong Energy, with analysts anticipating this could fall to £68 by the mid-2020s.
Henrik Poulsen, CEO of Dong Energy, the largest offshore windfarm developer in the UK, has said that wind turbines, combined with energy biomass or gas-fired plants, could make the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear project unnecessary. Poulsen added that low prices in the renewable energy sector made the industry particularly attractive. Britain currently has an offshore wind capacity of over 5 GW, plus 9 GW off onshore wind. The Hinkley plant would provide 3.2 GW. The cost of wind power is already less than £85 per MWH, with analysts anticipating this could fall to £68 by the mid-2020s.