§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action he is taking to encourage the transfer of British technology and expertise in the offshore oil and gas industries to the offshore wind farm industry. [73815]
§ Mr. BattleOffshore wind has the potential to make a substantial contribution in future to sustainable and diverse energy supplies and I am pleased to see that UK industry is coming together in this area.
Through the New and Renewable Energy (NRE) programme, my Department last week sponsored a British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) seminar on Offshore Engineering. Many of the companies attending the seminar currently operate in the oil and gas industries and the application of technology currently used in the oil and gas sectors to offshore wind farms was discussed.