Crown Estate accelerates creation of 'robust evidence base' for offshore wind deployment

Stuart Stone
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Number of marine and offshore wind research programmes undertaken by OWEC rises to 35, with further schemes in the pipeline as part of £62m deployment

The Crown Estate has revealed the total number of research projects funded by its Offshore Wind Evidence and Change programme (OWEC) rose to 35 in 2023, with further schemes slated for the coming months...

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