
Energy Transition
How renewable energy can restore Europe’s industrial competitiveness
High energy prices have cost Europe 1 million manufacturing jobs. Here is how increasing offshore wind and grid investment can restore industrial growth.
Tord Bjørndal is Lead Regulatory Advisor at Ørsted and a lead author of the 2026 report Fact Over Perception: The Real Value of Offshore Wind. He has 18 years of experience working with power and energy markets at Ørsted and Norwegian energy company Equinor. In recent years, his work has focused particularly on offshore wind policy and regulation.