"Nine European nations including France, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the UK vowed on Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing dependence on foreign powers. Leaders and ministers were meeting in the German port city of Hamburg for the third North Sea summit on Monday after they pledged in 2023 to develop 300 gigawatts of clean energy capacity in the North Sea by mid-century."
"The "Hamburg Declaration" signed on Monday envisages that 100 GW of the targeted 300 GW will be quickly delivered through an "unprecedented fleet of joint offshore wind projects". That would be enough to power roughly 100 million homes. An intermediate target of 120 GW by 2030 was set in 2023, but experts have since said this will not be met on current trends."
"According to the UK's energy ministry, the new projects will include wind farms at sea directly connected to more than one country through interconnectors. The agreement aims to strengthen Europe's "resilience" and "security of supply," said Katherina Reiche, Germany's minister for economic affairs and energy. In response to recent comments from US President Donald Trump branding wind farms "losers", British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said that "offshore wind is for winners"."
Nine European nations including France, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the UK committed to rapidly expand North Sea offshore wind to boost climate-friendly energy and reduce dependence on foreign powers. Signatories set a mid-century goal of 300 GW of clean energy capacity in the North Sea, with the Hamburg Declaration aiming to deliver 100 GW quickly via a joint fleet of offshore wind projects capable of powering roughly 100 million homes. An interim 120 GW target for 2030, established in 2023, faces shortfalls on current trends. New projects will feature cross-border wind farms connected by interconnectors to strengthen Europe's resilience and security of supply.
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