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Germany Hosts Third North Sea Summit in Hamburg on Jan. 26

Leaders seek to turn earlier pledges into concrete agreements to build an interconnected offshore energy system.

Overview

  • The agenda centers on scaling offshore wind, developing a North Sea hydrogen market, and enabling cross-border generation and transport through a connected offshore grid.
  • Heads of state and energy ministers from Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the European Commission have been invited.
  • Iceland and NATO will participate for the first time, alongside more than 100 company representatives.
  • The government expects inter-state declarations, cooperation agreements on specific projects, and an agreement with industry.
  • Germany will promote EU-level frameworks and tighter bi- and multilateral collaboration, with overall content coordination led by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.