Biggest wind farms to get more support as Europe looks to increase green energy – The National

Biggest wind farms to get more support as Europe looks to increase green energy – The National

Biggest wind farms to get more support as Europe looks to increase green energy. Green Deal package, a plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, is poised to give Europe's offshore wind industry a boost. Energy commissioner Kadri Simson said officials in Brussels are working on a package of measures that will help stimulate the offshore wind industry.. The program would help unlock the potential for wind farms sited in water, where more reliable breezes make the technology an increasingly cheap way to generate clean electricity.. "We will have a strategy for offshore wind so that joint projects for big parks can be finalized," Simson said in an interview in Brussels on Tuesday.. In the coming months, the energy and environment departments of the European Commission, the EU regulatory arm, will jointly work to draft the strategy.. It will focus on the maritime aspects such as how the wind farms can co-exist with shipping and fisheries.. Europe wants to lead the global fight against climate change and attract investors in clean technologies under the Green Deal.. One key point of the strategy for offshore would "consider how different member states will fulfil their energy targets