'Shovel ready': UK renewables and storage project pipeline approaches 40GW

Cecilia Keating
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Some 38.7GW of renewable projects are currently planned across 845 locations across the UK, according to Cornwall Insight's latest renewables pipeline tracker.

The UK's renewables pipeline is nearing 40GW, according to a new analysis from Cornwall Insight which reveals that the clean energy sector is poised to expand with a sizeable chunk of new capacity with...

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