Siemens Energy CEO warns German offshore stall is costing real investment
Christian Bruch says uncertainty over 16 GW of stalled capacity is now actively holding back capital deployment.
By Matthias Blank · drafted with the Vantage newsroom system, approved before publication
Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch escalated his public pressure on Berlin, telling Renews.biz he is 'tired' of waiting for a resolution to the policy impasse blocking 16 GW of German offshore wind capacity. Bruch said the uncertainty is no longer a future risk: investment is being held back now.
The intervention comes at Hamburg 2026, where turbine makers are competing on next-generation hardware. Envision used the event to launch a European offshore unit rated at 16.7 MW, based on its Model Z platform. RWE's new offshore CEO, speaking separately to Recharge News, argued the industry should focus on optimising existing turbine architectures rather than chasing ever-larger ratings, a position that sits in tension with the scale race on display at the show.
On the M&A side, Lirion closed the acquisition of a 77 MW Irish onshore portfolio from GIP, according to Renews.biz. The deal takes Lirion's total portfolio to 200 MW and signals continued secondary-market activity in the Irish zone despite broader European permitting headwinds.
Source: Renews.biz
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