Europe has one of highest wind energy potentials instead. They can harvest wind energy in the winter when they need it most.
It's not really easy to build wind energy in Europe as current windmills are 300 meter tall and the windier parts of Europe are often the dense parts. People don't want a 300 meter structure near them.
https://globalwindatlas.info/en/
And Europe has historical expertise and European companies that they can subsidize.
It's not really easy to build wind energy in Europe as current windmills are 300 meter tall and the windier parts of Europe are often the dense parts. People don't want a 300 meter structure near them.