Floating wind: Government opens up £160m funding and unveils industry champion

Michael Holder
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Legal expert Tim Pick to to take up role as floating offshore wind industry champion to help spearhead growth of the sector

The government has launched a £160m funding programme to support its goal of delivering up to 5GW of floating offshore wind capacity in the UK by the end of the decade, alongside the announcement of a...

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