SSE and partners give green light to £2.6bn Moray Firth offshore wind farm

Madeleine Cuff
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UK set to secure 10 per cent of its electricity from offshore wind following £2.6bn investment in latest giant Scottish renewable energy project

One of the largest ever Scottish infrastructure investments has been confirmed today after offshore wind developers SSE, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and SDIC Power of China announced the financial...

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