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An EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore renewable energy for a climate neutral future

2020PolicyMitigationMore details
Sectors: Energy
This communication from the Commission establishes an EU strategy to "make offshore renewable energy a core component of Europe’s energy system by 2050".

The document analyses the potential of its offshore basins and each offshore renewable energy technology: floating PV, tidal energy, wave energy, floating wind and offshore wind. It examines how to best achieve a 300-400 GW installed capacity.

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Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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An EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore renewable energy for a climate neutral future
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  • 300 GW of offshore wind and at least 40 GW of ocean energy by 2050Energy · Target year: 2050
  • 60 GW of offshore wind and at least 1 GW of ocean energy by 2030Energy · Target year: 2030

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The summary of this document was written by researchers at the Grantham Research Institute . If you want to use this summary, please check terms of use for citation and licensing of third party data.