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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will "fast-track" wind power installation permits as part of a broader "European Wind Power Package". SOUNDBITE
Storms frequently hit the island nation of Japan, but one entrepreneur may have found a way to harness the power of nature with his new invention, the 'typhoon turbine'. The inventor of what might be the world's first 'typhoon turbine' says the device can harness the power of storms to supply Japan with boundless amounts of green energy. The team behind the egg-beater-shaped turbines are testing out their prototype machine on Japan's Okinawa island. The country experiences numerous storms, recording an estimated six typhoons so far this year.
France will be putting out a major call for tenders in 2025 to increase its offshore wind farms production, with the aim of reaching 10 gigawatts by 2035, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday at a conference in the Brittany region. SOUNDBITE
The 100-metre-high cooling tower and 140-metre-high chimney of a former coal-fired power station in eastern France collapse after being razed using explosives. Operated from 1917 to the end of 2015, the Lucy power station has been undergoing conversion since 2018, with dismantling and decontamination work. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the very first of a series of offshore wind farms, off Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), the deployment of which he intends to accelerate in the face of the energy crisis. IMAGES
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announces that Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium intend to increase wind power capacity in the North Sea tenfold by 2050. SOUNDBITE
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