Data centres: 2.5% EU energy, set to double
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Snapshot · The Rest Is Politics
547. The Truth About Russian Oil, Net Zero, and North Sea Drilling
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Jun 24, 2026
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Tidal Power: The Next Offshore Wind?
At 42:00 · chapter starts 40:35
James's question about tidal power gives Jørgensen an opportunity to tell the cautionary tale of offshore wind's origin story. [1] — Dan Jørgensen "Denmark: first offshore wind park built 1991: Denmark built the world's first offshore wind park in 1991, a technology once ridiculed as na…" 39:50 When Denmark built the world's first offshore wind park in 1991, the reaction from experts and the public alike was derision — naive idealists wasting money on something impossibly expensive. Today, offshore wind competes on price with coal and gas globally. Jørgensen argues tidal and wave energy could follow the same arc, but needs the same early-stage policy support: contracts for difference to share risk between producers and the state, and sustained government commitment through the years when the technology is not yet competitive. The lesson of offshore wind is that patience and consistent policy unlock cost curves that initially seem impossible.
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