Study: UK leads world in floating wind energy, as global pipeline hits 54GW

Cecilia Keating
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Hywind, the world's first floating wind project, has been operating off the coast of Scotland since 2017
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Hywind, the world's first floating wind project, has been operating off the coast of Scotland since 2017

Figures published by RenewableUK reveal UK's floating wind energy pipeline is now the largest in the world

More floating wind projects are planned or operational in the UK than anywhere else in the world, according to data published this week by RenewableUK. In a new analysis released on Wednesday, the trade...

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