The
initiative
echoes
a
5GW
proposal
tabled
last
month
by
Dublin-based
developer
Mainstream
Renewable
Power
–
but
Element
has
the
advantage
of
having
obtained
a
firm
3GW
grid-connection
offer
from
the
UK’s
National
Grid.
Element’s
ambitious
plan
–
named
“Greenwire”
–
represents
a
bet
against
the
UK’s
onshore
and
offshore
wind
sectors,
which
remain
hindered
by
regulatory
uncertainty.
This
week
UK
energy
secretary
Ed
Davey
admitted
that
new
incentive
levels
for
onshore
wind
would
not
be
announced
before
parliament
takes
its
summer
recess,
despite
previous
promises
to
the
contrary.
“We’re
very
clear…
