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"Paralysis" in Westminster threatens future of floating wind, industry warns

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 20 February 2018 •
"Paralysis" in Westminster threatens future of floating wind, industry warns

RenewableUK's Maf Smith warns that without an extension to deadline for subsidy support three pioneering wind farms may not get built

Indecision at government level is threatening the future of pioneering new floating offshore wind farms in Scotland, industry experts warned today. Writing exclusively today for BusinessGreen, trade...

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