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Solar PV and wind turbines should be allowed to take up more space if the EU is to achieve its renewable energy targets. But challenges are mounting. | Photo: Jens Dresling
Solar PV and wind turbines should be allowed to take up more space if the EU is to achieve its renewable energy targets. But challenges are mounting. | Photo: Jens Dresling
by anne filbert, translated by simon øst vejbæk

In the years between 2023 and 2030, a total of 700GW of renewable energy capacity needs to be rolled out if the EU is to reach its RePowerEU plan of 1,263GW renewable capacity.

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