British Workers and Industry Lose Out Again as Offshore Wind Farm Contracts Go Abroad
13 January 2010
The plan to build a whole new generation of offshore wind farms around the UK is a huge step in the right direction for Britain’s energy. However, I am disappointed to hear that the majority of contracts for this massive project are to be granted to foreign firms, thus depriving Britain of much-needed investment and job creation. When will the Government see the obvious potential that exists in green-collared jobs for helping to stem the tide of unemployment?
It is little surprise that British companies and workers have lost out. A lack of Government investment in the renewables sector over the years has led to our supply firms being out-competed and slow market growth pushing companies elsewhere.
The Government could learn a lesson or two from Germany’s Renewable Energy Law (2000), which has presided over an explosion in the renewable energy sector. Not only must all electrical utilities buy from renewable sources, but investment is actively encouraged by making renewable energy generation financially lucrative through fixed rates. Ordinary people can sell their renewable energy to the grid, while smaller facilities are subsidised to encourage the development of diverse, decentralised power production.
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