Mainstream, Ocean Winds and ESB land bids to build floating wind giants off Scotland

Government awards developer trio total of 2.8GW in plant for construction in NE1 zone off Shetlands, taking ScotWind projects to 20 totalling almost 28GW in capacity

The world's first floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland, in the UK North Sea
The world's first floating wind farm, the 30MW Hywind Scotland, in the UK North SeaFoto: Darius Snieckus/Recharge
Published 2 November 2022, 10:36Updated 2 November 2022, 10:53
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