Low carbon projects get £25m boost ahead of crucial contracts auction

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Government will provide extra funding for less established technologies such as offshore wind following 'high levels of demand'

Support for offshore wind and other less established low carbon technologies has been increased by £25m, the government announced today. The pot of funding set aside to bring forward projects has been...

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