Clegg calls for ‘Supergrid’

Source: Exec Digital UK

Date :24/10/2008 09:59:51

Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrat party, has called for the construction of a ‘Supergrid’ across the North Sea.

BY Hannah Eiseman-Renyard

The ‘Supergrid’ could lead to the creation of many construction and engineering jobs, and would stretch from the Dogger Sandbank in the North Sea to Scotland.

"The new grid would meet future demands in a way that is more efficient, more reliable, less harmful and ultimately cheaper," than the "old fashioned and inefficient grid," said Clegg.

Clegg was speaking at the British Wind Energy Association conference, and said the ‘Supergrid’ “would also increase the demand for wind turbines built in UK docks, creating jobs in some of the UK's most deprived communities such as parts of Hull and Newcastle."

Scientists say the planned Europe-wide grid could cut the continent’s CO2 emissions by 25 percent.