'Stewards of the seabed': Crown Estate scheme funds 15 sustainable offshore wind projects

Stuart Stone
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'Stewards of the seabed': Crown Estate scheme funds 15 sustainable offshore wind projects

Firm doubles funding for programme designed to help ensure new offshore wind products have minimal environmental impacts

The Crown Estate has today revealed that its Offshore Wind Evidence and Change (OWEC) Programme backed 15 new projects to the tune of £14m in 2022, bringing the total number of projects supported to 27....

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