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"The North Sea’s neighbouring states have launched a joint initiative to
massively scale up offshore wind power production and international grid
connections.
By turning Europe’s famously windy northern maritime zone into a renewable
energy reservoir, the countries aim to lower industry costs and provide the
region with a reliable clean electricity source to help Europe reduce its
dependence on fossil fuel imports.
At the third North Sea Summit held in the northern German city of Hamburg,
government representatives of Germany, France, the UK, Luxembourg, Iceland,
Norway, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark, agreed to mobilise up to
one trillion euros between 2031 and 2040.
German chancellor Friedrich Merz said all signatory states, which included EU
members and non-EU states, shared the goal of achieving a secure and affordable
energy supply.
“For this, we need more cooperation,” Merz said, citing cross-border planning
of offshore wind projects, hydrogen production, and grids as areas where this
would be implemented.
“I see great potential for better cost efficiency,” the chancellor said. He
added that the protection against physical and cyberattacks on energy
infrastructure in the region played an important role at the talks, which in
addition to the EU Commission also featured representatives of the military
alliance NATO.
The plan aims to add 15 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity each year, reaching up
to 300 GW in tens of thousands of installed turbines by 2050.
Moreover, it provides for a fast increase of interconnectors that allow several
countries to benefit from the electricity produced in the same wind farm and to
develop the production of green hydrogen at sea."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
