‘It is not wind energy or solar panels at sea that will ensure the rapid growth of green energy,’ says energy broker Enbro

It is not wind energy or solar panels at sea that will ensure rapid growth of green energy in the short term. That says energy broker Enbro from Harelbeke, the largest in Europe.

“I think that the solar panel park in the North Sea is a long-term story. Let us first fill all available roofs on land, and only then at sea,” says Enbro.

Floating solar panel park

However: construction of a floating solar panel park in the North Sea will start next summer. But the Minister of the North Sea Vincent Van Quickenborne also realizes that it takes time. “I am Minister of the North Sea, because I believe that the North Sea will be the power plant of the future. Not only for our country, but for the whole of Europe. At the same time, we also have to ensure that things happen on land, such as installing solar panels. “

At the beginning of this year, the federal government therefore invested in the company from Harelbeke: broker Enbro and its solar panel branch Earth. They guide customers towards an energy contract and they install solar panels. Two current themes due to the energy crisis.

They have grown rapidly in ten years and thanks to the extra capital from the government, they will go from 40 employees at the beginning of this year to 100 at the end of this year. Sales should even double by 2025.