North Sea 'Gulf of the future'

Keywords: wind power. gulf of the future, Gordon Brown, North Sea The North Sea could become "the Gulf of the future" for wind-power thanks to the development of off-shore windfarms in the coming years, Prime Minister Gordon Brown will tell fellow EU leaders. He will also urge them to build an equivalent role for the Mediterranean in solar generation as part of a multi-billion pound drive for "green" renewable energy technology. Mr Brown will push his message that the world must shift away from dependence on climate change-causing fossil fuels and re-equip itself for a low-carbon future. Speaking at the inaugural summit of the Union for the Mediterranean in Paris, Mr Brown will call on the European Investment Bank - which already has a 3 billion euro (£2.4bn) fund to support low-carbon technology projects around the world -... [read full story]