But he is wary of the costs of establishing a European "supergrid" and concerned about energy security.

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Meanwhile from the Irish parliament, Fine Gael MP and Energy Spokesman Simon Coveney said Europe should develop an "offshore supergrid", harnessing wind energy.

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Nicolas Sarkozy, the recently elected President of France, and U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown have both publicly endorsed the supergrid project in recent weeks.

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It proposes what it calls a Supergrid.

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