{"id":2406,"date":"2018-06-18T13:59:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athis-consulting.com\/news\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2018-08-09T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T10:23:08","slug":"siemens-energy-the-amount-of-electricity-generated-in-offshore-wind-farms-is-estimated-to-increase-by-40-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athis-technologies.com\/news\/market\/2018\/siemens-energy-the-amount-of-electricity-generated-in-offshore-wind-farms-is-estimated-to-increase-by-40-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Siemens Energy: +  40% by 2030 for offshore wind farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is considering whether to adopt a more ambitious renewables target than the current 27% after pressure from green groups.<\/p>\n<p>The EU agreed in 2015 that 27% of its energy should come from renewable sources by 2030, but since that time, the cost of renewable technologies has fallen and the scientific basis for a stricter target has become firmer.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the Paris Climate Change Agreement is calling for average temperature rises to be kept well below 2 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n<p>Green groups such as Climate Action Network Europe said that the EU needed a 2030 renewables target of 45% in order to meet is Paris Agreement commitments.<\/p>\n<p>The European Parliament voted in January in favour of raising the share of renewable energy to 35% of the EU\u2019s energy mix by 2030, putting it at odds with EU member states, which confirmed the 27% target in December.<\/p>\n<p>The new target agreed by the European Commission, Parliament and Council \u2013 due to be concluded in a final round of talks on June 13 \u2013 is likely to be somewhere between 30% and 33%, according to Euractiv.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen companies from the Nordic region, including Ikea and clean energy giants Orsted and Vestas Wind Systems, wrote to the EU calling for an ambitious Clean Energy Package including a target of 35% renewable energy by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that the adoption of a strong Clean Energy Package with a high level of ambition of the energy efficiency directive, renewable energy directive and governance regulation, is crucial for greenhouse gas emission reductions,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmbitious climate and clean energy targets also drive economic development with increased competitiveness, job creation and improved health as well as lower dependency on energy imports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Industry group WindEurope said that \u201cmore renewables deployment means more jobs, investments, exports and positive impacts for our communities.<\/p>\n<p>Raising the level of ambition from a 27% renewable energy target to 35% would help create an additional 132,000 jobs and inject \u20ac92bn into the EU economy from wind energy alone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Clean Energy Package\u2019s aim is to cut the EU\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evwind.es\/2018\/06\/08\/pressure-rises-for-eu-to-raise-green-target-to-35\/63640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.evwind.es<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/press\/pool\/de\/feature\/2013\/energy\/2013-08-x-win\/presentation-offshore-e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.siemens.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is considering whether to adopt a more ambitious renewables target than the current 27% after pressure from green groups. 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