The Energy Partnership, which is being backed by the European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, comprises GE, Dong Energy, Alpine Energy, First Solar, and Shell.
It aims to create a common pathway for the two industries towards low-carbon and cost-efficient energy in the region.
Oettinger says the European Union needs new binding goals on renewables and on cutting carbon emissions, to replace green policy targets that expire in 2020.
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