Have UK offshore wind power costs really halved in recent years?

Michael Holder
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Recent Greenpeace-led poster campaign attracted complaints for claiming offshore wind power costs have halved in recent years - but is the claim so far-fetched?

London Tube adverts which saw former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi touting the benefits of offshore wind were caught in the thick of it recently, over claims the campaign gave a misleading impression of...

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