US EditionUK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries
Nine European nations and the UK plan 100 GW of offshore wind in the North Sea by 2050, aiming to cut costs and boost energy security, with 20 GW starting in the 2030s.
- The United Kingdom will formally join eight other European countries including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands to back a 100 GW offshore wind plan, with energy ministers set to sign a Hamburg declaration committing projects through 2050.
- The plan anchors a broader North Sea goal of 300 GW by 2050 pledged three years ago, driven by economic and climate concerns to lower bills for consumers, officials say.
- Supporters note new undersea interconnectors will link wind farms to multiple countries for the first time, and National Grid analysis earlier this month suggests such links could cut constraint payments.
- Economists expect increased links to lower costs and bolster supply security, but opponents warn cross-border trading by wind farm operators could raise prices and household bills when supply tightens.
- Transmission system operators plan to start about 20 GW of joint projects in the 2030s; the UK government has awarded contracts for 20 GW earlier this month, while NATO and the European Commission pledge stronger offshore security amid Norway's interconnector refusal.
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UK Launches Major North Sea Offshore Wind Plan With Europe
British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on Jan. 26 signed an agreement with European partners to expand offshore wind development in the North Sea, backing a build-out that could see thousands of turbines installed across the region. The energy secretary signed the “clean energy security pact” with countries including Germany, Norway, France, and Denmark, to build 100 gigawatts worth of offshore wind projects. Miliband said the deal will get the “U…
Nine countries, including Belgium, will jointly invest €1 trillion with private companies in the construction of new wind farms in the North Sea. They announced this at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg. The goal is to generate eight times as much wind energy by 2050 as it does now, thus reducing dependence on countries like Russia or the United States.
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The British government writes on its website that a European agreement on offshore wind has been reached.
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