25/02/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 25 February, the European Commission approved four French projects to promote electricity production from wind energy sources. Paris is seeking to provide financial support for four floating demonstration offshore wind farms for electricity production, one located in the Atlantic Ocean and three others in the Mediterranean Sea. These planned facilities will use a particular combination of three to four turbines, with a total installed capacity of 24 megawatts each. The aid will support both the initial investment and the operation of the farms. Considering that the French measures would promote the development of a new type of offshore wind energy and that they would be proportionate to the objective pursued, the Commission determined that they were compatible with the Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection and Energy. (LT)