Government throws its weight behind offshore wind power expansion

Deal with wind sector aims to produce one third of UK's electricity needs by 2030The government will throw its weight behind an expansion in the use of offshore wind power in the hope the renewable energy source will provide a third of the UK's electricity by 2030.In a deal between the government and the offshore wind sector, industry players have agreed to invest ?250m over the next 11 years in exchange for participation in ?557m of state subsidies for renewable energy. Continue reading...