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

In this episode, our Research Lead for European Power Markets, Ryan Alexander is joined by Ben Backwell, CEO of The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). 

Ben is a former journalist and analyst who has covered energy policy and markets in a number of geographies including Europe, the US and Latin America. Before joining GWEC, he worked for the global advisory company FTI Consulting, as a Managing Director in its Clean Energy Practice. 

Ben and Ryan take a global tour of the offshore wind discussing:

•The offshore wind sector in the US and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act 
•Europe’s challenges of having the largest installed capacity of offshore wind by region 
•Offshore wind targets in Asia and the massive expansion of renewables in China
•Oil & gas majors moving into the offshore wind space and where we see the most promising markets

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