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Mon 04 Apr 2009Gormley calls for European renewable energy 'supergrid'
A EUROPEAN renewable energy “supergrid” would provide sustainable jobs, clean power and a much needed economic stimulus, Green Party leader John Gormley has told his party’s Northern annual conference. Speaking in Belfast at the weekend, Mr Gormley advocated an interconnected electricity system across western Europe and north Africa, predicting that the North could become a world leader in renewable energy.
Wind power from Denmark, tidal power from Antrim, solar power from Spain and wave power from Mayo could help power a cleaner society and economy, he said. Such interconnection was economically viable, he added.
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