European regions lead the charge on ocean energy
The EU’s Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) has adopted a report confirming that the ocean energy sector will make an “important contribution…to meeting the future energy needs of the European Union”.
“The ocean energy industry welcomes this report from the Committee of the Regions, and recognises the strong leadership Europe’s regions have played in driving the sector forward. With the resource anchored at regional level, ocean energy developments will mean fresh economic activity for existing port infrastructures and maritime supply chains,” said Rémi Gruet, CEO of Ocean Energy Europe; a European industry body for ocean renewable energy, with the stated goal of delivering 100GW of renewable energy in Europe by 2050.
Providing an analysis of the ocean energy industry, the report highlights Europe’s global leadership in the sector and the benefits in terms of industrial growth, jobs and exports. At the same time it underlines both the pivotal role of the EU in pushing the development of the sector and the significant potential that could be unlocked through exploiting synergies between regions, Member States and the EU itself.
The report also supports the European Commission’s Ocean Energy Forum initiative, assigned to draft an industry roadmap by September this year.
By Jake Frith
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