Consortium Aims for EUR 0.07 per kWh by 2030

The mission of the program is twenty for seven; the consortium of around twenty organizations in the Dutch offshore wind sector will contribute to cost reductions to reach a cost of EUR 0.07 per kWh by 2030. At this cost level, offshore wind will compete with other renewable and fossil energy sources – without having to be subsidised.
The program will pursue technical innovations that bring the cost of offshore wind further down and contribute to the reliability and stability of the entire energy system. It will also improve symbiosis with other sectors at sea (oil & gas, fishery, shipping and tourism) and will research and further limit the environmental effects of offshore wind.
GROW is the successor of the Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW) research program. Over the last five years, the thirteen Dutch companies and research institutes of FLOW brought the costs of offshore wind down by 20%, and supported several innovations in reaching the market. Tomorrow during the Wind Days 2016 congress, the program’s completion will be commemorated with a book presented to Minister Kamp, which includes a selection of FLOW’s results.
GROW will work closely together with the TKI Wind op Zee. The consortium is currently in discussions with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Topsector Energy to explore options for government support and cooperation. GROW’s first projects are expected to commence in the fall of 2016.