UK energy secretary aims to calm investors' fears 'in weeks'

UK energy secretary Ed Davey has a message for the seven wind turbine manufacturers that earlier this week warned him that perceived ongoing political risk is undermining the case for investment in Britain – "Relax".

“I do understand that there are investors who want as much information as possible – and we’re going to give them that,” Davey tells Recharge, following the open letter from the wind companies.

“I think the signals that they’ll pick up over the next few weeks will give them the confidence they need to invest.”

"In the next few weeks some of the key [EMR] questions that are outstanding – and there aren't that many, actually – will be answered."

Speaking on the sidelines of the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Forum, Davey…

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