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EP.130 Ben Backwell, CEO, The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)

Energy Unplugged by Aurora

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Getting Ready for This Ramp Up

In Europe, that would be moving from around 30 gigawatts at the moment up to, I think, around 150 gigawatts is implied by a repower EU. So, you know, a fivefold increase in installed capacity over the next seven years compared to the 30 gigawatts that we've installed over the past 10, 15 years is quite ambitious. It's possible, but it really is going to require quite a holistic approach to looking at licensing public acceptance and supply chain all at once. Yeah, it's quite a complex piece and it's not going to happen on its own. And I spend my time trying to tell people that we need to get ready for this ramp up and see

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