Floating wind: Are deep Scottish waters the next frontier for clean power?

Michael Holder
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Several developers are eyeing floating offshore wind farms around Scotland, amid estimates the sector could be worth £33.6bn to the UK by 2050

Harnessing the high winds that blow far out at sea has long been an ambition for the global clean energy sector. After all, as a general rule the further out to sea you get the stronger and more reliable...

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