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15/11/22 14:18 PM IST

Nine Countries Join International Alliance To Boost Offshore Wind Power

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  • Nine new countries have joined an international alliance at the United Nations-Conference of Parties (UN-COP27) climate summit, pledging to a rapid ramp up of offshore wind power, in order to tackle the climate and energy security crises.
About the Alliance 
  • The alliance, initiated by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy Council, will bring together governments, the private sector, international organisations and other stakeholders to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind power.
  • Offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea.
  • There are higher wind speeds offshore than on land, so offshore farms generate more electricity per amount of capacity installed.
  • It aims to drive installed global offshore wind capacity up by 670 per cent — from 57 GW in 2021 to 380 GW in 2030.
  • The countries which joined GOWA include Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Source- India Today 

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