The UK is set to rejoin a European Commission-funded group that works together to bring down the cost of offshore wind and promote interconnection between countries, according to a government minister.
The parties are due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the UK to rejoin the North Seas Energy Cooperation, from which it was barred after leaving the EU.
UK minister for business, energy and corporate responsibility Lord Callanan said: “We want to help to share our experience and our knowledge with other countries in the North Sea and to get on with delivering the next wave of European energy projects.”
Callanan was speaking at the Wind Energy Hamburg 2022 conference in Germany.
The North Seas Energy Cooperation consists of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. It was formed in 2016.
An EU official said: "Work is ongoing to allow for the participation of the UK in relevant North Sea Energy Cooperation Platform meetings.
“There has been recent progress in the discussions at technical level and a memorandum of understanding is under preparation, formalising the cooperation between the UK and NSEC.”
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