UK fails miserably in onshore wind while soaring in offshore wind installations

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New research published today by RenewableUK shows that more than ten times as much UK offshore wind capacity was installed in 2022 than was built onshore. The industry is calling for planning reforms to implemented as soon as possible to enable more projects to go ahead onshore and offshore - even though a record amount of new offshore capacity went live last year - to meet our energy security and climate change goals.

The analysis by our EnergyPulse data analysts reveals that a total of 3,511MW of new wind capacity was added last year – enough to power more than 3.4 million UK homes a year.  Three major offshore wind projects went fully operational in 2022, adding 3,193 megawatts (MW) of new capacity, powering more than 3.2 million homes. This is a... ... More: Official Press Release RenewableUK

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