UK offshore wind pipeline reaches nearly 100 gigawatts – while global pipeline hits over 1,100GW

New research published by RenewableUK’s EnergyPulse data analysts shows that the UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects at all stages of development now stands at 99.8GW across 130 projects – an increase of 14GW over the past 12 months. This includes 13.7GW of fully operational capacity and a further 13.6GW under construction or with support secured for a route to market: The global pipeline now stands at 1,174GW across 1,417 projects in 38 countries – an increase of 508GW over the past 12 months. Fully developing that offshore wind capacity…

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RenewableUK publishes manifesto for a fully decarbonised power system by 2035

A new report published recently by RenewableUK sets out a series of key measures, including market and regulatory reforms, to ensure that our electricity system is decarbonised completely by the middle of the next decade, totally phasing out unabated gas generation, as a key step towards achieving the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050. “Roadmap to net zero: a manifesto for a fully decarbonised power system by 2035”, urges the Government to accelerate the pace and scale of decarbonisation dramatically, to reduce the UK’s vulnerability to the surging cost…

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