British and Irish ministers have signed a deal that could see huge development of onshore and offshore wind farms around Ireland.

Ireland's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, and the UK's energy secretary Edward Davey signed a memorandum of understanding to move forward plans to allow Irish wind farms to export electricity to Britain.

The move will help pave the way for an intergovernmental agreement on the trading of electricity between the countries.

Under the plan, a number of companies is seeking to erect hundreds of huge wind turbines across the boggy midlands of Ireland, with... [continue via Web link]