While the EU dithers on implementing stricter climate targets for 2030, as part of its plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050, there’s one thing it want to make clear – offshore renewable will be a central part of its strategy. As part of the encompassing Green New Deal, today it announced its Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, which aims to drive bloc-wide decarbonization, while maintaining the EU’s current leadership in the offshore renewables sector. It also aims for the energy transition to be accelerated and become a key part of the continent’s economic recovery from Covid-19. From the first installation of Denmark’s 5 MW Vindeby offshore wind farm in 1991, the bloc has seen over 23 GW of capacity…