FEATURE: German offshore wind to enter new era as 7 GW auction closes

Germany’s biggest ever offshore wind auction is to close June 1 with 7 GW of capacity on offer in a process likely to attract some of Europe’s largest utilities, developers and oil majors. Three 2-GW wind farms in the North Sea and a 1-GW concession in the Baltic Sea are being tendered. For the first time, the auction is for…