The European Union’s executive arm will also seek to fast-track permitting for wind projects while focusing on easing global supply-chain bottlenecks, according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The EU is accelerating its shift to a low-carbon economy and revamping its energy security against a backdrop of higher prices and sluggish economic growth. Renewable energy producers have faced financing hurdles and rising competition from countries including the US and China, which are also seeking to become hubs of green-energy manufacturing.
Despite the massive growth in renewable energy in the EU in recent years, wind companies are under pressure due to rising prices for raw materials for components, as well as higher financing costs for projects. In addition, there are concerns that China will take over the European wind market the same way it become a top provider for solar panels.
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