'Best ever year': How the record-breaking wind energy sector is preparing to go faster still

Michael Holder
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Global Wind Energy Council hails another year of growth for onshore and offshore wind capacity, but sector still faces challenges to reach 2030 goals - challenges the UK industry is hoping to overcome through a major new strategy

A record 117GW of new onshore and offshore wind power capacity was installed worldwide last year, delivering a massive a 50 per cent year-on-year increase on 2022 that provides a template for how the industry...

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