UK secures seabed land deal to boost windfarms
Thursday 01 Aug 2024
British seabed owned by the Crown Estate will be used to help build windfarms in plans aimed at making the UK more self reliant for energy.
It is the first big announcement by Great British Energy, Labour’s new publicly owned energy company. The firm’s aim is increase renewable energy projects, boosted by £8.3bn in state funding, paid for by a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
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