Renewables policy overhaul promises "clean, green, secure energy"

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Major changes to Renewables Obligation scheme deliver huge boost to marine and offshore wind energy

The government has today unveiled long-awaited changes to the UK's renewable energy subsidy regime, proposing new support levels for a raft of clean energy technologies, and setting out plans on how it...

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