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Offshore:

https://windeurope.org/policy/topics/offshore-wind-energy/

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/north-sea-countries-...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235248472...

https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/attachments/present...

Onshore, Europe has enough wind potential to power the world.

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There's a David McWilliams podcast episode about how Ireland has enough wind potential to meet their entire energy demand and be a net exporter. Interesting listen https://shows.acast.com/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/episode...

Thanks for sharing this. Northern Ireland just retired their last coal fired generator at the end of September 2023 and the Republic of Ireland has a 2025 phaseout target for the remaining generators.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231004055500/https://www.bbc.c...

https://beyondfossilfuels.org/europes-coal-exit/

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