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Europe Is Off Track with Floating Wind Energy
Image: WindEuropeOfficial Press Release WindEurope:
FOWT 2019: France now the only Member State with floating wind in its NECP draft
On 24 April WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson chaired the first plenary session at FOWT 2019, the world’s largest floating offshore wind event.
The event comes at a time when Europe’s ambition for floating offshore wind is nowhere near where it needs to be. Dickson noted that, while Europe remains the global leader in fixed-bottom offshore wind – with 18.5 GW cumulative capacity today – it is off track in its deployment of offshore wind. Floating offshore wind is the result of European R&D, but Europe now finds itself in a catch-up position in floating deployment. Asia has recently taken the initiative in developing the first commercial scale projects in floating offshore wind. Earlier this year, Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 4... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
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