North East supply chain calls time on Round 3 developers

Jessica Shankleman
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Offshore wind supply chain companies in the North East are gearing up to support the nascent sector, but some are worried the industry will miss its stringent 2020 targets if investments are not made soon

Round 3 offshore wind energy developers are rapidly running out of time to secure the supply of UK infrastructure and equipment needed to construct 25GW of capacity in UK waters by 2020. That is the...

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