RenewableUK: Green hydrogen and wind energy boom crucial to UK's net zero transition

Cecilia Keating
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In its vision for the UK's transition to net zero, RenewableUK predicts that installed wind capacity will surge six-fold to more than 120GW by 2050.

Renewables could provide more than three quarters of the UK's power needs by mid-century, according to a report published today by trade body RenewableUK that touts the critical role wind energy expansion...

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