The upcoming Wind Developer Congress this week in Berlin should be interesting. I’m hoping that it will help owners, developers, OEMs, and lenders to develop procurement strategies that assure availability of long lead time equipment and services, while improving their assessment of financial and operational risks, such as regulatory hurdles and uncertainty of future lead times for wind turbines, installation services, and electrical equipment. In addition to furthering BSI’s work evaluating the financial potential of specific projects through supply chain optimization, I’m looking forward to learning more about energy storage and design improvements that can accelerate payback for offshore wind in general.
