Study suggests Romanian-Bulgarian energy island in the Black Sea

Offshore wind power plays a key role in Europe’s pathways to reducing dependency on fossil fuel imports and decarbonisation by 2050, in a moment when EU’s energy security interests and climate objectives are fully aligned.

The same goes for Romania, with a modelling exercise indicating that 15GW of offshore wind capacities need to be developed in Romania’s Black Sea exclusive economic area (EEA) by 2050, in order to achieve climate neutrality. This would become the country’s largest source of electricity production, with more than 40% of total, in some scenarios. Offshore wind farms take between five to 10 years to be developed, with an EU-average of seven years. This... ... More: Official Press Release EPG

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