I want to be clear to separate my pent up frustration at the current state of the industry, and the enormity of what Jérôme has accomplished. I hope all of you can try to imagine the difference in scale that offshore windpower in Europe entails... the photos we've posted in the past just hint at what this truly entails.

At the beginning of commercialization of offshore wind, it was expected that project costs could only be born by major utilities, and similar global companies.  Jérôme has shown offshore parks can be developed by institutional finance as well.

He is also responsible for bringing in governmental banks such as the European Investment Bank and the similar German KfW into the mix, a very important step.

Respect, and a doff of the cap to  Jérôme and the Green Giraffe team. Looking forward to meeting in Amsterdam.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin