Based on the agreement, the ITRE will now start negotiations with the European Commission over the funding, which gives the sectors 75% of the energy support available under Europe’s Horizon 2020 R&D initiative.
"MEPs (members of the European Parliament) have understood how crucial wind energy and other renewables are to the EU's economic growth, technology leadership, fighting climate change, and that sufficient R&D funding is essential to further their development," says European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) regulatory affairs advisor Vilma Radvilaite.
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