The Commission approved 15 energy projects which will contribute to the economic recovery of the EU, while increasing the security of energy supply and reduce CO2 emissions. The Commission granted €1bn to six Carbon Capture and Storage projects and €565m to nine offshore wind energy projects.
The CCS projects are located in Germany (Jaenschwalde - Vattenfall), the Netherlands (Rotterdam - E.ON, Electrabel), the UK (Hatfield - Powerfuel Power), Italy (Porte Tolle - Enel), Spain (Compostilla - Endesa) and Poland (Belchatow - PGE). The offshore wind projects are:
- Kriegers Flak I, II & III in the Baltic Sea (interconnection of several wind farms);
- Cobra Cable between the Netherlands and Denmark;
- HVDC hub in Scotland (UK);
- BARD 1 (installation of an innovative Cable in-feed system) in Germany;
- Global Tech I in Germany;
- Nordsee Ost in Germany;
- Borkum West II in Germany;
- Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm in the UK;
- Thornton Bank in Belgium.
The decision on these 15 projects is the first step towards the good use of almost €4 billion set aside by the EU in May 2009 for energy projects to support economic recovery.
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