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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announces that Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium intend to increase wind power capacity in the North Sea tenfold by 2050. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will "fast-track" wind power installation permits as part of a broader "European Wind Power Package". SOUNDBITE
France will be putting out a major call for tenders in 2025 to increase its offshore wind farms production, with the aim of reaching 10 gigawatts by 2035, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday at a conference in the Brittany region. SOUNDBITE
The 100-metre-high cooling tower and 140-metre-high chimney of a former coal-fired power station in eastern France collapse after being razed using explosives. Operated from 1917 to the end of 2015, the Lucy power station has been undergoing conversion since 2018, with dismantling and decontamination work. IMAGES
European leaders visit Belgium's coastal town of Ostend during a summit aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North. During the visit, leaders look at a model of the Elia Energy Island and board an offshore vessel. IMAGES
Images show a hospital in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv plunged into darkness after Russian strikes pound critical infrastructure across the country. Lviv has been left completely without power according to the city's mayor. IMAGES