Ken Milne, senior manager for energy policy at the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development, told Recharge: “We have carried out a high level strategic assessment, and there are a number of potential sites suitable for wind development.

“At this stage we are looking at up to 2GW of offshore wind generation – probably 1GW by 2020 and another 1GW in deeper waters, post-2020 – plus several hundred megawatts of tidal power.”

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