European energy giants unveil Supergrid vision

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European energy giants unveil Supergrid vision

New Friends of the Supergrid group to lobby for development of giant offshore renewable energy grid
James Murray, BusinessGreen, 08 Mar 2010


Ten of Europe's largest energy and engineering firms today joined forces to launch a new lobby group committed to advancing plans for a pan-European Supergrid capable of supporting new renewable energy capacity.

The Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) group brings together renewable energy developers, producers of advanced transmission cables, engineering firms and grid operators.

The founding members include 3E, AREVA T&D, DEME Blue Energy, Elia, Hochtief Construction AG, Mainstream Renewable Power, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Prysmian Cables & Systems, Siemens and Visser & Smit Marine Contracting.

Speaking at the launch of the new group, Mainstream Renewable Power's chief executive Dr Eddie O'Connor said the coalition of companies could play a key role in promoting an idea that will be essential to the long-term decarbonisation of Europe's economies.

"The UK government has recently shown its commitment to large-scale offshore wind by announcing the development of up to 50GW by 2020," he said....

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