Out at sea, a revolution in clean energy is underway

James Murray
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The UK deserves credit for the offshore wind boom that promises to help make Europe an offshore clean energy pioneer

Off the coast of the UK, one of the biggest global infrastructure projects to ever be attempted is slowly but surely taking shape. The dispersed nature of the UK's offshore wind farm fleet means it is...

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