European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power

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Most of Odense port’s surface area is devoted to wind power, and Vestas produces nacelles, masts and foundations.
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Source: AFP

The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China.

At the gathering, eight countries — Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland — and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation of some 20,000 wind turbines in the North Sea…

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