Offshore wind will be the backbone of the UK's Green Industrial Revolution

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Offshore wind will become even more important the power source for unlocking new technologies such as renewable hydrogen, writes Ørsted's Duncan Clark

Amid what has been an unexpectedly turbulent year, it's heartening that the UK government clearly hasn't lost sight of its bold low-carbon commitments and, in fact, has bolstered them with the recent announcement...

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