Crown Estate inks leases for 8GW wave of offshore wind projects

Stuart Stone
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Crown Estate inks leases for 8GW wave of offshore wind projects

Firm signs half a dozen new offshore wind farm agreements which could result in enough power for seven million homes

The Crown Estate has today announced that it has inked lease agreements with six offshore wind projects with the potential to generate 8GW of renewable electricity - enough to power seven million homes....

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