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Lawmakers from coalition partners VVD (Renew), CDA (EPP) and D66 (Renew) called on the Defence Ministry to take complete responsibility for the protection and surveillance of critical infrastructure in the North Sea. Responsibility for the protection and surveillance of the North …

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Finnish wind energy company Myrsky Energia announced a partnership Wednesday (24 May) that aims to generate some 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind power over the next decade in Finland, a move that would increase the country’s current output by a third.

The EU’s renewable energy target for 2030 is at risk due to low ambition in Central and Eastern European countries. The upcoming revision of National Energy and Climate Plans is a crucial opportunity to remedy this, write Pawel Czyzak and Rebekka Popp.

The Swedish government gave the green light to two offshore wind farms off the western coast of Sweden, much to the dismay of the eurosceptic Sweden Democrats, whose spokesperson called government ‘naive’ over the decision.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Arab Emirates' clean energy company Masdar have joined forces to create a path to tripling the world's renewable energy capacity by 2030, ahead of the UN's next annual climate conference, COP28.

With the EU's regulatory framework for energy up to 2030 yet to be fully defined, the political momentum from the recent North Sea Summit will need to be sustained to overcome policy challenges in delivery, writes Jas Basi.

As the European Union prepares to reform its electricity market, the wind industry has urged policymakers to avoid rocking the boat and keep as close as possible to the European Commission's original proposal.

Despite favourable winds prompted by the EU’s rising climate ambition, the European wind energy industry is facing a combination of challenges caused by inflation, supply chain issues, and growing competition from cheaper Chinese manufacturers.

While European governments boost their wind power ambitions, the industry is struggling with rising production costs and growing competition from China.

Nine European countries signed the Ostend Declaration on Monday (24 April), aiming to jointly produce at least 120 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 and at least 300 gigawatts by 2050 in the North Sea.

Belgium remains opposed to France’s plans to build a wind farm off the coast of Dunkirk, North Sea Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne reaffirmed on the sidelines of the North Sea Summit in Ostend on Monday.

Plans for a new power line to link both countries and offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, to increase energy security and boost renewable power, will be announced by the Netherlands and the UK on Monday.

The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday (16 April) set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels.

Finnish state-owned company Fortum has hit back at Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas in the ongoing arbitration case over the construction of wind farms in Russia, saying that the Danish are only using Russian sanctions as an excuse not to pay for the wind turbines it failed to deliver.

The development of hydrogen and offshore wind energy will lower the country’s energy dependence, said Portuguese Environment And Climate Action Minister Duarte Cordeiro on Wednesday.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has asked the state to help in an arbitration dispute with Finnish company Fortum over the construction of wind farms in Russia that was blocked by EU sanctions.

Belgium will host a number of heads of state and government as well as EU officials for the second North Sea Summit on 24 April to make the sea the EU’s “largest green energy power plant” by 2050.

EU policymakers have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive, showing a high level of ambition. But the real challenge lies in the national implementation, write Pia Kerres, Malte Gephart and Corinna Klessmann. Pia Kerres, Malte …

A company partly owned by French energy giant EDF has won the tender to build the country's largest offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy, the Energy Transition Ministry announced on Monday (27 March).

The Baltic Sea region's shift towards offshore wind and its pivot away from Russian energy supplies is changing the Baltic energy security dynamics while increasing the region’s dependence on offshore and maritime energy infrastructure, writes Lukas Trakimavičius.

President Andrzej Duda has signed an amended wind turbine law which could help Poland access currently frozen EU recovery funds despite the industry and environmental NGOs viewing it as insufficient.

The Polish parliament backtracked on Thursday (9 March) on a proposal to boost onshore wind capacity, mandating that wind turbines be located at a minimum distance of 700 metres from residential buildings.

The European Commission is drafting a new target to have at least 40% of clean technologies manufactured in the EU by 2030 as part of a drive to meet climate goals and strengthen energy independence. Eligible technologies include renewables, nuclear power and carbon capture and storage, among others.

As the EU nurtures its clean energy manufacturing ambitions, the reliance on imports of critical materials remains a cause for concern in many Member States, write Fatih Birol and Pascal Canfin.