The new targets for EU Member States to install offshore renewable energy capacity bring the EU's ambition to between 109 and 112 GW by 2030, almost double the target (60 GW) set out in the EU strategy unveiled in November 2020, says a European Commission press release published on 19 January.
This figure is derived from non-binding agreements between some Member States during 2022, such as the Esbjerg Declaration and the Marienborg Declaration (see EUROPE 12956/37, 13010/6).
For the 2040 and 2050 timeframes, Member States’ combined offshore energy targets are between 215 and 248 GW and between 281 and 354 GW respectively. This degree of approximation is due to the fact that some national targets are expressed as ranges, partly reflecting ongoing national discussions and/or a degree of uncertainty associated with the level of future offshore renewable energy development.
In its strategy adopted in 2020, the EU has set itself the long-term ambition of reaching 300 GW of offshore wind capacity and 40 GW of ocean energy capacity (wave or tidal energy) by 2050 (see EUROPE 12605/12). (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)