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Dutch startup to build floating solar array at North Sea wind farm

A Dutch startup has been awarded a contract to install floating solar panels at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea.  Oceans of Energy secured the contract from CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco. The renewable energy startup has been tasked with building a 0.5MW floating array between wind turbines at the 750MW Hollands Kust Noord wind farm, located 18.5km off the coast of the Netherlands.   According to the startup, which was founded in 2016 by Dutch engineer and entrepreneur Allard van Hoeken, this would be the first offshore solar farm in the world to be connected,… This story continues at The Next Web https://ift.tt/Qfdp8Sr Read full article: The Next Web

German creatives wants EU to address ChatGPT copyright concerns

ChatGPT has had anything but a triumphant welcome tour around Europe. Following grumbling regulators in Italy and the European Parliament, the turn has come for German trade unions to express their concerns over potential copyright infringement.  No less than 42 trade organisations representing over 140,000 of the country’s authors and performers have signed a letter urging the EU to impose strict rules for the AI’s use of copyrighted material.  As reported first by Reuters, the letter, which underlined increasing concerns about copyright and privacy issues stemming from the material used to train the large language model (LLM), stated,  “The unauthorised… This story continues at The Next Web https://ift.tt/vwe8VQc Read full article: The Next Web

Scientists renew calls to rejoin EU’s Horizon after UK unveils backup

The UK’s proposed alternative to the EU’s Horizon research programme has failed to sway support for the bloc’s funding scheme. Named Pioneer, the programme provides a backup plan in case the UK doesn’t rejoin Horizon. A recent trade agreement for Northern Ireland had opened the door to reentering the EU scheme, but negotiations over Horizon’s terms have stalled. Pioneer will be activated if a deal is not agreed upon. “We hope our negotiations will be successful, and that is our preference, but it must be on the right terms,” said Michelle Donelan, Britain’s minister for science and technology. “We must ensure we… This story continues at The Next Web https://ift.tt/ID2bVPQ Read full article: The Next Web

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