Leaders from nine European countries gathered for a summit in Ostend, Belgium, on April 24, 2023. They discussed the future of wind energy in the North Sea.
The aim is to smooth industrial order books and promote interconnections and the creation of an electricity grid. France and Norway are the least developed countries in offshore wind energy: just 0.5 gigawatts connected for the France, compared to 14 gigawatts for the United Kingdom. The industrial challenge is enormous, experts say.