UK's Crown Estate Backs More Wind Turbines at Offshore Sites
The announcement from the Crown Estate, which owns the UK's seabed, means that seven projects including RWE AG's Rampion 2, as well as SSE Plc's and Equinor ASA's Dogger Bank D, will be able to boost capacity by 4.7 gigawatts. This comes as the UK seeks to increase its wind capacity from 15 gigawatts to about 50 gigawatts.
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