Nine European leaders will meet on Monday at a summit dedicated to making the North Sea the "largest green energy centre in Europe" by accelerating the deployment of offshore wind, Ednews reports citing Euronews.
"Our goal is clear: build the world’s largest green energy plant in the North Sea," said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, one of the participants, in a statement.
"By joining hands, we will accelerate the energy transition, strengthen our technological leadership and provide millions of European households and businesses with zero-carbon energy."
Belgium, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands agreed at last year's North Sea Summit to quadruple their combined electricity production at sea to at least 150 GW by 2050.
This second summit in Ostend, a coastal city in Belgium, will add France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and the United Kingdom to the discussions.