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2011-01-24 00:00:00
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Britain has stepped up its support of plans for a "supergrid" to share Europe's green energy.
Energy ministers working on plans for an offshore grid linking wind farms and energy sources in the North Sea will collaborate with counterparts in the Baltics working on a similar scheme, said Prime Minister David Cameron.
The move will be seen as a step closer to a joined-up European supergrid , in which undersea cables supply renewable energy produced in one country to meet needs elsewhere. The hope is that it would solve some of the problems surrounding wind energy, which is intermittent.
Chris Huhne, the energy secretary, said: "Britain wants to work with other countries to make the most of the clean energy potential in and around the North Sea."
New figures showed the UK is the European sector leader, with 1,341MW of installed capacity
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