Windfarms set for boost as Ireland takes place in offshore energy pact

Ireland will, today, sign up to an international pact to foster cross-border co-operation in the development of an offshore renewable energy sector in northern Europe.

The formal signing of the agreement — a significant step in developing a wind-energy policy in this country — will take place on the fringes of the latest Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) Council meeting in Brussels.

Ireland will join Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Luxembourg in the initiative.