Strategy calls on EU Ministers to develop a common European policy for offshore wind energy

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomed today the Copenhagen Strategy published by the participants to the Copenhagen Policy Seminar on European Wind Power Deployment. It calls on the Council of Ministers to ask the European Commission to initiate a European policy for offshore wind power in the form of an Action Plan on offshore wind power deployment.

“EU-wide collaboration is necessary in order to fully exploit offshore wind energy, one of Europe’s largest indigenous energy resources. Europe is running low on oil and gas and prices are rising. This initiative of European Member States and energy agencies is an essential step forward to ensure Europe gains control of its own energy future”, said Arthouros Zervos, President of EWEA. “It is self-evident that offshore wind can happen faster and cheaper with European collaboration on key issues such as research and grid integration”