A record-breaking year for renewables - and more to come

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RenewableUK's Luke Clark reflects on a record-breaking year for the offshore wind industry

Let's start with the good news, 2018 was a record-breaking year in parts of the renewable energy sector. Wind energy broke through the 20GW milestone and renewables are supplying nearly a third of the...

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