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And Europe has historical expertise and European companies that they can subsidize.

Nice wind energy map there. Surprised that some places are good for both wind and solar. There is also Geothermal.. valleys have higher potential for geothermal

Europe geothermal. There are probably better maps than this:

https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/project-innerspace-completes-...

Wind energy, or any any energy, should not be subsidized. This is only hides the real costs from the customers, moves the energy costs to tax payers or government debt.

Maybe governments should support energy with cheap loans. This is not a subsidy, as loans have to be payed back.

The question is how many people for how many decades should be dislocated and murdered or defrauded for the sake oil? somebody is always paying the price. Energy is always subsidized, its just different people that pay the price. A barrel of oil is cheaper than equivalent in retailed bottled water. In effect the profit from water bottle is higher than oil.

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