Ocean Winds signs lease to develop Celtic Sea floating offshore wind project

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The EFGL floating offshore wind farm in Occitanie, France | Credit: Ocean Winds
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The EFGL floating offshore wind farm in Occitanie, France | Credit: Ocean Winds

Joint venture between energy developers EDPR and ENGIE aims to deliver up to 1.5GW of capacity over the next decade

Plans for a new fleet of UK floating offshore wind turbines have taken a major step forward today, with developer Ocean Winds confirming it has reached an agreement with The Crown Estate to deliver a new...

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