British-Irish Council
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Annual Report – 2012
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Energy (Electricity Grids led by the UK Government and Marine Energy
led by the Scottish Government)
Exploitation of renewable energy resources, for instance wave and tidal, to generate electricity,
represents a significant opportunity for Member Administrations to meet both growing energy
needs and climate change goals. However, exploiting this potential involves overcoming
technological and economic challenges and requires Governments to provide support by
creating the right investment environment.
At the twelfth Summit in February 2009, the Council agreed to the establishment of the
Council’s Energy work sector with two groups focused on addressing these challenges:
Marine Renewables (led by the Scottish Government) and Electricity Grids (led by the UK
Government).
Wind Turbines
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