Port of Cromarty Firth: Government confirms £55m floating offshore wind funding boost

James Murray
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Floating wind farms provide potential for offshore wind turbines to access deeper waters / Credit: ERM Dolphyn
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Floating wind farms provide potential for offshore wind turbines to access deeper waters / Credit: ERM Dolphyn

New grant aims to unlock match funding that would make the Scottish port the first in the UK to make floating offshore wind turbines at scale

The Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland could soon become a major hub for the UK's world-leading floating offshore wind industry, after the government today announced over £55m of funding to support the...

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