Energy: Wind Generation

House of Lords written question – answered at on 27 July 2010.

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Photo of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for developing a North Sea offshore wind super-grid.

Photo of Lord Marland Lord Marland The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

The Government are developing a new regime to connect offshore wind projects to the GB onshore grid in the most cost-effective, timely and co-ordinated manner to achieve our renewable energy targets.

The development of a more extensive offshore infrastructure linking together offshore wind farms in the North Sea and combining this with increased interconnection to the nearest mainland grids-a North Sea super grid-might support the achievement of the Government's aims of developing offshore wind and other renewables and enhancing security of supply.

However, these proposals raise a range of cost/benefit, regulatory, commercial and technical issues. DECC is discussing with the European Commission and other interested countries how we might best co-operate on the development of offshore wind infrastructure in the North, Irish and Baltic Seas.

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