Brownwill lead a group of more than 80 companies, investors, trade bodies andacademics in laying out a long-term vision to "maximise the economicpotential" of wind energy in the offshore region.

"Thisis a truly exciting time as offshore electricity generation establishes itselfas a credible and large scale part of the renewable energy portfolio, creatingan economic opportunity unmatched since the development of oil and gas in theNorth Sea in the 1970s," says Brown.

"Ilook