However, the Crown Estate acknowledges that the future still very much hangs in the balance, with the UK in a position to have as much as 45GW in place by 2030 – or as little as 12GW.

Some 47GW of potential capacity has been allocated by the Crown Estate and Scottish government to date.

The report, among the most in-depth ever published on the sector’s obstacles, cites political uncertainty and the availability of finance during the construction phase as the two biggest concerns for the industry at present.

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