THE ENERGY INTERVIEW
Asia, particularly China, South Korea and Japan, is accelerating.
The fundamentals of why offshore wind exists – energy security, decarbonisation, falling technology costs – haven’ t changed.
Capital and talent will go where the conditions are right. What the US risks is falling behind in an industry it was well-positioned to lead, and that’ s a real cost that will be felt in jobs and in the energy mix for years.
Q. WHAT PLACE WILL OFFSHORE WIND HOLD IN THE FUTURE OF ENERGY?
» A central one. The physics are compelling: offshore wind resources are consistently strong, located near the densely populated coastlines where energy demand is highest, and the technology is now mature enough to deliver at utility scale. As floating wind unlocks new geographies and transmission infrastructure catches up, the addressable resource base expands dramatically.
What I find underappreciated is how offshore wind functions as an anchor technology for the broader clean energy system. Large offshore projects drive port development, cable manufacturing, specialist vessel fleets and grid upgrades that benefit the whole energy ecosystem.
The workforce, infrastructure and industrial capacity built around offshore wind doesn’ t stay siloed. It compounds.
The question isn’ t really whether offshore wind will be central to the future energy mix. It will be. The question is which countries and which companies invest in the people and the infrastructure to claim that future, and which ones wait too long.
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