North Sea Energy Forum concludes first meeting

The first ever meeting of the North Sea Energy Forum, organised by the European Commission was held last week. Building on the progress made last year when a political declaration on energy cooperation was signed between the ten North Sea-region countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The forum, consisting of public, private and non-governmental sectors, as well as representatives from the European Commission were set to discuss the development of an offshore grid covering the region. The primary goal fo...