{"id":2302,"date":"2026-07-08T15:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offshore-kommunikation.de\/a-few-thoughts-on-european-energy-and-industrial-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:54:22","slug":"a-few-thoughts-on-european-energy-and-industrial-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offshore-kommunikation.de\/en\/a-few-thoughts-on-european-energy-and-industrial-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Thoughts on European Energy and Industrial Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Context of EUSEW 2026: An Inspiring Podcast: \u201cEnerg\u2019 Ethic\u201d by Marine Cornelis <\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3th edition of EUSEW2026\u2014my recap of 3\ufe0f\u20e3 inspiring and motivating days in Brussels and online from the perspective of the \ud83c\udf0a\u2693offshore wind industry\u2014absolutely must be added here.<\/p>\n

As a digital ambassador for European Sustainable Energy Week, I\u2019m lucky not to be alone. And in addition to my blog post as an ambassador on the connection between European green steel and offshore wind energy\ud83c\udf0a\u2693\u2014or the offshore wind industry\u2014I had the opportunity to contribute to a podcast hosted by Marine Cornelis, a digital EUSEW ambassador, to a podcast reflecting on 20 years of EU energy policy and to explain, from my perspective, how the transformation\u2014the energy transition\u2014is creating concrete added value for Europeans and can continue to do so.<\/p>\n

With Du\u0161an Jakovljevi\u0107 and Thomas Nowak, both digital ambassadors, we brought together very different perspectives on the developments of the past two decades on Marine\u2019s podcast. Twenty years of EUSEW have brought real progress in technology and market shaping, but the goal\u2014added value for people\u2014is still far from being clearly realized, let alone achieved.<\/p>\n

These different perspectives highlighted the \u201cBrussels energy bubble,\u201d which can also be found in a different form in German energy policy. Du\u0161an describes this situation in Brussels as \u201cHotel California,\u201d and this image explains in many ways why developments in energy policy often do not proceed rationally or linearly, why \u201cthe wheels turn slowly,\u201d and why energy and industrial policies seem increasingly complex and, in some cases, even get in each other\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

You can find our episode of Marine Cornelis\u2019 \u201cEnerg\u2019 Ethic\u201d podcast here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vrh0bYkb3-0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Green Deal, the Clean Industrial Deal, the Net Zero Industry Act, the Industrial Accelerator Act, AccelerateEU, CBAM, the electricity market reform, the EU\u2019s Critical Raw Materials Act, the \u201cMade in Europe\u201d\/Single Market debate, and many more\u2014all share a common goal: decarbonization\u2014including through electrification\u2014to combat climate change, while also promoting reindustrialization, job and prosperity growth, and European resilience and sovereignty. Each goal, taken on its own, is already a giant step forward, given the EU\u2019s high dependence on energy imports and its ongoing deindustrialization. The interplay of these different approaches comes together like a mosaic, and this is essential if the desired developments are to become a reality. So far, the varying national approaches have tended to slow down and complicate the European path, while at the same time calling for simplification. Simplification, however, requires that the content itself be simplifiable. In my assessment, this is hardly possible in this case and would initially mean that there could no longer be any national variations. This is where the greatest potential for simplification lies\u2014the maximum leveraging of synergies and the fastest possible progress toward electrification and decarbonization, toward financial viability and maximum climate protection, as well as for the most rapid reindustrialization and, consequently, the greatest possible increase in Europe\u2019s prosperity.<\/p>\n

From my perspective, the focus now must be on working together across Europe and across national borders \ud83e\udd1d to further break down remaining barriers and thus ensure a resilient, \ud83c\udf43climate-friendly \ud83c\udfedreindustrialization and jobs \ud83d\udcaa in Europe. Every detour costs time that we don\u2019t have. What\u2019s needed now is a unified European approach, which must be harmonized.<\/p>\n

Here you’ll find my EUSEW 20th Anniversary blog post, which focuses on the relationship between energy-intensive industries and sustainable energy supply, using steel and offshore wind energy as examples: https:\/\/sustainable-energy-week.ec.europa.eu\/news\/european-offshore-wind-power-competitive-eu-steel-industry-and-vice-versa-2026-02-10_en<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, this is my personal assessment and is primarily shaped by my experience with \u201cEU and German regulations on offshore wind energy and green hydrogen.\u201d I would welcome inspiring comments and am always willing to reconsider my own position if the arguments presented are convincing to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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