Offshore wind support

The UK could be a global leader in offshore wind energy component manufacturing in the next decade with new support promised by the government. In its recently released Low Carbon Industrial Strategy, the government said it will provide £120m to fund the development of a British-based offshore wind industry. The details of the report were released on the same day the UK’s only significant manufacturer of wind turbines, Vestas, ceased production at its plant in Newport, Isle of Wight.