EU takes on offshore wind power
The EU Commission is pushing for the development of offshore wind power. In a meeting yesterday EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs called for the rapid development of a maritime grid infrastructure for offshore wind energy.
The commissioner stressed that the offshore infrastructure must be developed quickly, adding that a central question now is the financing part.
According to commission data, wind energy has been delivering the most promising results of all renewable energy technologies, EUobserver.com reports.
The commissioner also indicated that he is to table an “action plan” by the end of this year aimed at outlining areas where the EU could facilitate the development of offshore wind energy.
Read more about the EU Commission’s wind energy plans at the commission’s alternative energy website
