Offshore wind is no longer just a clean energy option — it’s fast becoming one of Europe’s key strategies for energy independence. With the EU planning to ramp up offshore wind capacity, the sector faces a challenge: how to scale up wind farms sustainably while keeping costs down?
Category: 3. Europe
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Europe bets on offshore wind and smart tech to cut energy costs
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Giles Dickson, WindEurope’s CEO: Wind farms will drive down electricity costs
Offshore wind farms are cutting energy bills, strengthening Europe’s energy independence, and powering industry with clean, locally produced electricity.
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Europe should abandon efforts to rival China’s battery industry, bosses say
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Europe has fallen too far behind in battery technology and should seek partnerships with Chinese groups instead of trying…
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Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too
The United States has long played a leadership role in NATO, the most successful military alliance in history.
The U.S. and 11 other countries in North America and Europe founded NATO in 1949, following World War II. NATO has since grown…
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Spain fails again to secure unanimity to make Catalan, Galician and Basque official EU languages
The Spanish request fell short of the necessary majority, as countries like Finland, Sweden and Austria voiced their reservations.
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EU Commission in a hurry on super-computing quantum strategy
The plan, aimed to improve Europe’s uptake of the technology, was originally expected in the third quarter of this year.
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EU countries pass on Spanish bid to make Catalan an official language in Brussels – POLITICO
Cross-bloc skepticism
Spain’s linguistic recognition bid has long raised eyebrows — for a number of reasons.
Making Catalan, Basque and Galician official within the institutions would require the translation of all EU laws, proposals and decisions — past, present and future —…
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Europe pivots back to nuclear in pursuit of more energy independence
The Cofrentes nuclear power plant, on 17 October, 2024 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.
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A European-wide shift to nuclear power appears to be gathering momentum as countries hedge their bets in…
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EU to approve Bulgaria’s euro bid – POLITICO
“Joining the euro will only strengthen [sovereignty] for Bulgaria — we will participate in the decision making process of the ECB,” Atanas Pekanov, a Bulgarian economist and the country’s former deputy prime minister, told POLITICO.
For decades, the lev — the local currency…
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