Exploiting its potential, though, will mean a lot of hard work and considerable investment to get costs down to a level at which it can compete with fossil fuels and more stabilised low-carbon sectors. And to achieve that, co-operation between government and the private sector will be paramount.
A study published last year by the UK Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force concluded that if the government, the industry and other stakeholders work together more effectively, the sector could deliver offshore projects that can be viable against other low-carbon technologies.
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