UK onshore wind capacity breezes past 5GW mark

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Completion of 29MW Drone Hill wind farm in the Scottish Borders pushes sector past the milestone

The UK now has 5GW of onshore wind energy capacity installed after a project in the Scottish Borders came online at the end of last week. AES Wind Generation's 28.6MW Drone Hill wind farm near Coldingham...

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