Subsidy costs for British offshore windfarms are likely to fall below that of new nuclear plants in next month’s UK government auction, the head of Siemens offshore wind turbines business has said.

The Greens have accused European chiefs of breaking their own competition rules and the Irish Government of turning a blind eye over the go-ahead for the new Hinkley nuclear project in the UK.

ERIN Brockovich grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, the youngest child of an industrial engineer and a journalist.