Crown Estate seeks extra 4GW capacity from existing offshore wind projects

Stuart Stone
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Crown Estate announces year-long process to try and unlock increased offshore wind capacity from projects that are already in the development pipeline

The Crown Estate hopes to squeeze an additional 4GW of green electricity capacity from a number of offshore wind farm projects that are already in the pipeline, in a move that could provide a major boost...

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