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Macron wants to expand renewable energy production 'twice as fast'
"I want renewable projects to be realised twice as fast," Macron said at the official commissioning of
He said laws should be adapted and procedures accelerated to produce green power more quickly.
"Our neighbours have been much faster than us," Macron said, referring to others who expanded wind power production more quickly.
By 2050,
The first wind farm off the coast of Saint-Nazaire in western
Macron also wants to expand onshore wind power, which so far is only being generated in a few regions in
At the same time, Macron confirmed that he intends to expand nuclear power in
"Exclusively renewables or exclusively nuclear, it doesn't work," Macron said.
He first outlined the nation's dual strategy during a speech on energy policy in February.
With its 56 nuclear power stations,
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