The funding programme –which handed out over €1.2bn ($1.54bn) to 23innovative renewable energy projects in 16 EU member states as part of itsfirst call in 2011 –is targeting large-scale wind, solar, marine, bioenergy and carbon capture andstorage (CCS) technologies.

The wind sector categories focus on offshore turbinesranging from 6MW to 10MW in size, along with floating machines with a rating of25MW, and ultra-large onshore turbines designed for complex terrains and coldclimate regions.

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