Federal Chancellor Scholz visited Steelwind Nordenham GmbH & Co. KGaA on May 12, 2023, to discuss the expansion of renewable energy in Germany. Scholz highlighted the need to generate 80% of Germany’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and emphasized the importance of offshore wind, onshore wind, and solar energy in achieving this goal.
Scholz emphasized the need for companies to invest in renewable energy to create the capacity necessary for wind turbines. He also stressed the importance of faster approval times and the need to increase production capacities to achieve the expansion goals.
Scholz believes that expanding renewable energy will not only help achieve the renewable energy goal but also create cheaper electricity. He urged the expansion of power grids to make electricity cheaper and emphasized the need for tackling this issue quickly.
Overall, Scholz was confident that Germany could achieve its renewable energy goals with the right investment and expansion of capacity.