German government wants to build 33 offshore wind parks

The wind parks will be located outside of the 12 mile zone in water depth of between 30 to 40 meters. Each of the wind parks will cost almost 1 billion Euro to build with additional funding having to be provided for the up to 100 kilometers of undersea cables. Tiefensee who is a member of the SPD sees energy priority as a critical strategic point for Germany, in addition to his parties goal of getting out of nuclear power as fast as possible. The 2000 wind turbines which would be needed for his ambitious goals are certainly a challenge which the wind turbine manufactures would have to rise to.