Shell and Innogy agree investment on €18m floating wind project

Madeleine Cuff
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TetraSpar floating wind demonstration project could usher in new era of low-cost floating wind, developers claim

Energy giants Shell and Innogy have teamed up with Stiesdal Offshore Technologies (SOT) to invest in an €18m demonstration project they hope could slash the costs of installing floating wind turbines....

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