UK, Irish Energy Ministers to Enter Windy Talks

Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte will meet his counterpart, UK’s Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry, in London this week, the Irish Times reported.

They are going to discuss the possibility of direct export of power from Ireland’s wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, to UK.

Some firms are eyeing opportunities in this industry, and had talks with both UK and Irish governments about installing wind turbines in Ireland and exporting the power to the neighboring island.

If the deal is concluded, the markets could be opened by the end of this year or early 2013.

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Offshore WIND staff, June 18, 2012