Romania needs to expand wind energy

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On 26 May the Romanian Wind Energy Association launched a Code of Good Practice for Renewable Energy in Romania. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the launch event alongside Romania’s Energy State Secretary, George Niculescu, the Energy and Competition Regulators, the TSO and the Chair of the Energy Committee of the Romanian Parliament.

The EU want wind to be 50% of Europe’s electricity by 2050. This entail a huge expansion of wind energy across Europe, and Romania can and needs play a significant role in this. They have 3 GW of wind capacity today, and the Government aims to have 5.3 GW by 2030. The new Code of Good Conduct sets outs how Romania can most effectively deliver this and what lessons Romania can learn from elsewhere in Europe as it embarks on its second... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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