BRUSSELS: Nine European countries are holding a summit on Monday (Apr 24) aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the push for renewables. Hosted by Belgium in the coastal town of Ostend, the meeting will gather the leaders of EU members Fra
BRUSSELS: Nine European countries are holding a summit on Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the push for renewables.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said ahead of the summit that the goal was for enough North Sea wind farms to be built to produce 130 gigawatts of electricity by the end of this decade.The North Sea summit is the second one to be held, after the four countries in the inaugural gathering last year - Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands - decided it was necessary to broaden cooperation.
Dozens of bosses of energy and wind turbine companies are also participating in the summit, to suggest ways the governments can boost their countries' North Sea energy production. The other participating countries produce less than a gigawatt from their existing offshore wind farms but share ambitions to greatly increase energy from that source.
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