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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-acceleration-of-homegrown-power-in-britains-plan-for-greater-energy-independence

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/candidates-debate-hears-call-for-new-department-for-energy-41524423.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-future-proofs-britains-energy-system-with-launch-of-new-body-to-boost-energy-resilience

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/delivering-great-britains-energy-security

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/uk-government-gives-almost-1million-23210214

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/environmentalists-take-stormont-department-to-high-court-over-highly-damaging-gas-storage-project-41518238.html

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1585581/shell-invest-uk-energy-crisis-cut-russia-ties-renewable-green-technology

Sounds very possible to me and Shell can/do move quickly when they want to.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/seven-offshore-wind-farms-could-begin-operating-from-2027-under-fast-track-plan-1.4832636

https://news.sky.com/story/grant-shapps-says-he-does-not-support-a-vast-increase-in-onshore-wind-farms-ahead-of-the-energy-security-strategy-reveal-next-week-12581224

Times reporting new energy strategy to be published on Thursday.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/04/02/boris-johnson-wants-build-colossal-irish-sea-wind-farm-within/

Johnson is pushing industry experts to build a colossal wind farm in the Irish Sea within 1 year. Using covid vaccine development as an example of an industry ability to respond quickly. Gordon Brown last PM to open an Irish Sea windfarm. Boris Johnson wants to open windfarm himself "Attendees discussed a range of issues relevant to the sector, including improving the resilience of the energy grid, reducing costs and exploring what more could be done to ensure that locally supported windfarms can be built in good time."

Thanks Stokey, I see Belfast Port Harbour is saying for 2022, 130 cruise ships expected, 18 of the cruise ships first time visitors and many of these visiting on multiple occasions. In total 50 vessels from 33 cruise lines expected in 2022.

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/gallery/viking-venus-cruise-ship-docks-23570512

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/one-third-of-naval-service-fleet-to-be-decommissioned-1.4838532

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Very welcome Si_Derman and Bubble ( I normally click a recommend to a reply to say thanks, hopefully not rude ??)

https://www.niferry.co.uk/brittany-ferries-looks-to-the-future-with-a-nod-to-the-past/?amp

Quite a nice read on how Brittany Feries is going to evolve it's fleet, similarities with Stena Fleet and technical developments

https://news.sky.com/story/energy-crisis-fracking-u-turn-as-cuadrillas-uk-wells-given-stay-of-execution-by-regulator-12578858

Sign of the changing position on energy security

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/peter-mather-appointed-to-beis-board-to-support-plans-to-bolster-energy-security

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/30/fortescue-e-on-sign-green-hydrogen-deal-for-europe/