'Nothing short of staggering': Global offshore wind power pipeline 'doubles in a year'

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The Hywind Scotland offshore wind farm | Credit: Ole Jørgen Bratland
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The Hywind Scotland offshore wind farm | Credit: Ole Jørgen Bratland

RenewableUK analysis puts China just ahead of UK in terms of the amount of offshore wind capacity currently in development

The global pipeline of offshore wind projects has almost doubled within a year from 429GW of potential new capacity to 846GW, according to an analysis today by RenewableUK. The estimated pipeline encompasses...

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