Show Notes
The Offshore Wind Podcast from the Global Wind Energy Council is back, with a new host but the same insight and discussion about the biggest challenges in the offshore wind sector. For this episode Stewart Mullin and his new sidekick Rebecca Williams are joined by Wadia Fruergaard, Head of Offshore & Supply Chain Policy, and Anders Ystad, Head of Regulatory, Policy & Markets at Equinor Renewables, to talk about delivering genuine, transformative action that delivers on ambition...
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