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Offshore Wind in the Black Sea?
Image: PixabayOfficial Press Release WindEurope:
Are the offshore winds of change coming to the Black Sea too ?
The publication of the European Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy last November 2020 has been followed by a number of new Government commitments for the development of offshore wind, including Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Greece and Spain. The EU Strategy envisages offshore wind development in all European Seas and promises the creation of regional cooperation groups in all sea-basins.
The Black Sea is one sea-basin stirring new interest. The World Bank estimates it has 453 GW of technical offshore wind potential – 269 GW for bottom-fixed and 166 GW for floating offshore wind. The Romanian Parliament is debating a draft Offshore Wind Bill. And Bulgaria is starting to look into offshore wind deployment as well. The Bulgarian Wind Energy Association and... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
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