Nature Friendly Wind Farms: Crown Estate to invest £50m in marine protection measures

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Nature Friendly Wind Farms: Crown Estate to invest £50m in marine protection measures

Owner of much of UK's coastal seabed aims to balance the need for green energy with a focus on enhancing marine biodiversity

The Crown Estate has doubled its funding commitment for efforts to accelerate the UK's offshore energy ambitions while protecting the marine environment. The manager of the UK's seabed announced this...

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