German Auction Design 'Is Killing Wind Sector'

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Hans-Dieter German auction design Kettwig and fellow event ambassadors speaking with ‘is killing wind sector’ WindEurope boss Giles Dickson on stage yesterday BERND RADOWITZ in Germany — but very soon at this moment is not so easy,” Kettwig ermany must lift its annual added, referring to the difficult path 2.9GW cap on onshore to form a new government after Ginstallations and repair flaws three-way coalition talks between in its tendering system to avert major Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU, the damage to the wind industry, leading liberal FDP and the Greens failed. executives told the WindEurope The annual cap on new 2017 conference yesterday. installations managed by the Europe’s largest wind market tendering system is particularly will lose more than 2.5GW in damaging due to exceptions for installations in the coming two to community wind groups, which three years as a result of a change don’t need to provide a sound in 2017 to tenders from a previous emission permit when bidding, and feed-in tariff, said Enercon managing get two years longer than commercial Recharge yesterday, pointing out — unlike commercial developers. director Hans-Dieter Kettwig. developers to build their wind that almost all of the winning bids “There is no penalty that really Germany must boost its annual projects. in Germany’s most recent onshore hurts if a project is not built,” CONTINUED on Page 2

Benjamin Brolet/WindEurope onshore auction volume beyond “The design of the German tender were from community groups. 2.9GW from next year, “otherwise auctioning system really kills the These organizations do not have to the industry has a tough situation”, wind industry,” Holger Koschorz, start construction on their projects VISIT RECHARGE he told delegates. vice-president for public affairs at for two or three years and suffer little at Stand 2B28

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ero-subsidy European offshore wind projects Zmay prove to be solid investments, but their risks are too steep for many big potential investors, said Torsten Lodberg Smed, senior partner at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), speaking at the Recharge Thought Leaders roundtable in Amsterdam on Monday. The global offshore wind sector was stunned earlier this year when Orsted (then known as Dong) and utility EnBW won 1.38GW of future German offshore capacity with zero-subsidy bids, prompting the Netherlands to launch its own subsidy-free tender, with bids due next month. Some in the industry are concerned that such subsidy- free projects require an overly Copenhagen optimistic view of future cost Infrastructure reductions, while underestimating Partners’ Torsten Lodberg Smed the risks of projects that may not be on line for nearly a decade. “Generally for Europe, I’m a bit concerned about the viability of everything that’s going on,” Smed said. Zero-subsidy auctions risk putting “We’ve seen zero [subsidy] bids. All I can say is, if these projects end up being purely merchant, off new offshore wind investors I think there will not be a big investor appetite – at least not With the most aggressively Cole, managing director for actually achievements – they’re from many of the investors I priced offshore wind projects not global offshore wind at Iberdrola promises”, Cole notes. “Some of k n ow.” expected on line until the mid- Renewables. the things we talk about with cost CIP has invested in several 2020s, developers are counting As an industry, “some of our reductions are for projects that European offshore wind projects, on substantial advancements biggest achievements are not haven’t yet been built.” including Germany’s recently in turbine size and efficiency completed 402MW Veja Mate, to make the economics pencil Market not yet ready for mega-turbines and is also active in the early- out. “But it remains to be seen stage US and Taiwanese offshore whether that new technology European offshore developers equivalent to less than 300 markets. The Danish fund will actually be available” in time, are counting on a new turbines at 15MW each. manager has raised €6bn to says Smed, who was an offshore generation of huge turbines “With two, three, maybe four for their zero-subsidy projects, players in the market, is that date, much of it coming from wind executive at Dong before but the market may not be sufficient for us to make a institutional investors. co-founding CIP. big enough to justify the return on our investments, build | Iberdrola Meanwhile, the economic R&D investment for a 15MW the factories, and so on? I think climate could be much less machine, says Henrik Bæk the answer speaks for itself.” favourable in a few years’ time. Jørgenson, chief product The potential take-off of “You can’t rule out that before manager at MHI Vestas. US and Asian offshore wind these big projects reach [their “To deliver turbines of 15MW, will help, but the conditions we’d have to invest a lot of in these markets will final investment decision] we have money,” says Jørgenson, require substantial product a new economic crisis,” he says. whose company currently modifications – “it’s not a one “It’s actually not unlikely we’ll offers a 9.5MW model – and to one”, he says. have a big issue at some of the has kept its cards close to So would the European projects.” its vest regarding future market need to be bigger upgrades. than its current trajectory Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Partners Infrastructure Copenhagen Zero-subsidy bids have been a thrilling development for the Jørgenson notes that an to warrant the investment “optimistic” forecast for the needed to develop of a 15MW Jonathan offshore wind industry, but near-term European offshore turbine? “I would say so, yes,” Cole they must be assessed in the market is 4GW a year, Jørgenson says.

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KARL-ERIK STROMSTA EDPR boss João Manso orporate renewables Neto speaking at WindEurope power-purchase 2017 yesterday, Cagreements (PPAs) are watched by Luca Bettonte, chief finally gaining traction in Europe, executive of Italian but the trend is unlikely to match developer ERG the US any time soon, the CEO of a major global wind developer told the WindEurope 2017 conference yesterday. While corporate renewables deals have become a central pillar of the US wind market, accounting for nearly 40% of wind PPAs signed last year, the model has been much slower to take off in Europe. EDPR is “beginning to see some interest” from corporations in Europe, said João Manso Neto, chief executive of EDP Renewables (EDPR). “It’s important, and it’s a trend.” “Nevertheless, I would not be overly excited about the short- term impact,” he says. “We cannot just extrapolate what’s happening on the other side of the planet.” Neto pointed to several recent EDPR boss: ‘Corporate PPAs deals have suggested that may be changing, including the announcement this month of a still face challenges in Europe’ 650MW GE-backed onshore wind project in Sweden that will sell both sides of the Atlantic, and impossible in many European The length of deals is also its power to aluminium producer sells wind power in the US to countries — a reality that the important. The Norsk Hydro Norsk Hydro – said to be the corporations like Home Depot. European wind industry is PPA — for an unprecedented largest-ever corporate PPA in the Several factors — specific both pushing to change. 19 years — is the exception in global wind industry. Meanwhile, to the US and European markets Another overlooked factor, Neto Europe, where corporate off- Swedish utility Vattenfall recently — mean the model will not soon explains, is the US production tax takers “mainly prefer 5-10 years”, announced an off-take deal with take off in Europe with the same credit, which has made it possible Neto says. That’s shorter than Microsoft in the Netherlands. force, Neto says. for wind farm owners to sell most US deals, and “not enough Portugal-based EDPR is among To start, existing regulations power to corporate customers at to justify a new investment” in a the largest wind owners on make corporate PPAs virtually below-market rates. greenfield project.

GE wins 105MW deal in Serbia Lithuania plans wind auctions

KARL-ERIK STROMSTA GE will make the turbines at its BERND RADOWITZ short term, auctions for 250MW facility in Salzbergen, Germany, in wind capacity will be organized GE Renewable Energy has landed while subsidiary LM Wind Power As part of its new 2050 energy in 2019,” Vaičiūnas said. a turbine-supply deal for the will manufacture the blades in strategy, Lithuania plans to The small country with a

105MW Blacksmith wind project Spain and Poland. hold onshore and offshore wind population of only 2.9 million Photograpy | Benjamin Brolet/WindEurope in Serbia, the second substantial Separately, GE announced that auctions in coming years to boost currently has 500MW of wind order it has won it the country in it has surpassed 60GW of onshore the share of renewables in its power in operation. the past month. turbines installed globally, and electricity mix, the Baltic nation’s “In the longer term perspective, The US-based industrial giant more than 10GW in Europe. energy minister Žygimantas Lithuania will develop offshore will supply 38 of its 2.75-120 Since GE’s acquisition of Vaičiūnas told the opening wind, which is a totally untapped turbines to the project, which will France’s Alstom, the OEM has session of the WindEurope 2017 resource in the [Lithuanian part be operated by Enlight Renewable placed a heavy emphasis on conference yesterday. of the] Baltic Sea.” Energy in northeastern Serbia’s expanding its market share The country aims to source 30% The Baltic country wants to Vojvodina region. in Europe, where it has found of its electricity from renewables boost its wind energy output as Blacksmith will be the country’s considerable recent success — by 2020, 45% by 2030, and 80% a means to wean itself off the third-largest wind farm when it including a 1.5GW deal in Spain by 2050. dependency on energy imports comes on line in 2019. earlier this year. “To achieve those targets in the from Russia.

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WindConnector could save industry billions TenneT’s WindConnector concept — an artificial island in the North Sea that would act as both a giant offshore wind converter platform and multinational interconnection hub — could potentially save customers and the offshore wind sector billions of euros, a study says. The research by Pöyry also identifies “potential capital savings of up to €1.8bn and increased asset utilisation Computer rendering of from 45-50% up to 80%”. Siemens Gamesa’s new SG 8.0-167 DD turbine Siemens Gamesa unveils new turbines

Tennet’s Wind BERND RADOWITZ helps the company to transition Connector concept to a more focused offer in the iemens Gamesa Renewable medium term by using economies Energy (SGRE) yesterday of scale throughout the supply 400MW Rampion starts Slaunched a new 4MW chain,” says chief executive onshore geared turbine platform, Markus Tacke. sending power to grid and also an upgraded 8MW SGRE plans serial production E.ON’s 400MW Rampion offshore gearless offshore offering with an of the new onshore platform in wind farm in the English Channel has enlarged rotor diameter. 2019, after design certification, started generating electricity from its The company says it is now with a prototype installation first fully commissioned turbine. planning to focus on geared planned for 2018. The remaining 115 already-installed solutions for its onshore The OEM also has launched machines are due to be grid- machines, and direct-drive for an upgrade to its direct-drive connected over the next few months at offshore models as part of its new offshore platform, the SG 8.0-167 the project, off the coast of Brighton, “One Segment/One Technology” DD with a rotor diameter of 167 southern England. philosophy. metres that will allow for a 18% The first turbine from its geared greater swept area and up to 20% Shell to double spending onshore platform is the SG 4.2-145, higher annual yield than Siemens’ on ‘new energies’ a 4.2MW model with a 145-metre SWT-7.0-154. The company didn’t rotor that offers an increased swept say, however, how the larger-rotor Shell is looking to double its annual area of 21% and an enhanced machine compares to the SWT- investment in renewables and other annual yield of more than 21% 8.0-154 — an 8MW model with ‘new energies’ up to 2020, the Anglo- Dutch oil giant said yesterday. when compared to its predecessor, a smaller rotor launched in 2016. Capital allocation for new energies Gamesa’s G132-3.465MW. The SG 8.0-167 DD is expected to will be $1bn-2bn a year until the end “The single platform strategy be market-ready in 2020. of the decade — still a small fraction of its total capital investment of up to $30bn. Envision launches 4.5MW model Free grid links plan for DARIUS SNIECKUS to deliver the maximum energy Swedish offshore wind output possible” at sites with Sweden’s offshore wind industry China’s Envision Energy has average wind speeds of up to nine could soon get a major boost after the unveiled its largest turbine to- metres per second. government asked its energy agency date, a 4.5MW model designed “Our EN148-4.5 turbine is to work out proposals to remove grid- for medium- to high-wind another important step forward in connection fees from offshore projects. environments. our ability to deliver solutions that The cost savings could allow some The EN148-4.5MW flies a optimise energy output [and] make of the 2GW of stalled, but permitted 148-metre rotor and uses a affordable and sustainable energy a projects to move forward. Sweden has “flexible” drivetrain architecture reality,” said Envision founder and

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BERND RADOWITZ onshore installation capacity The NWEA believes Prime of around 15GW in the small, he Netherlands Wind Minister Mark densely populated nation, which Rutte will become Energy Association more ambitious on has led to it arguing for a goal of T(NWEA) is optimistic offshore wind 35GW of offshore wind by 2030 over prospects for a doubling in and 50-70GW by 2050. annual offshore wind tenders to “There is real potential in 2GW after talks with the Dutch offshore. We have a lot of sea government, the body’s president available,” Timmers explains. Hans Timmers tells Recharge. A lack of investments in new oil In a recent coaliltion agreement, & gas projects due to depressed the government of Prime Minister prices could also give a boost Mark Rutte laid plans to boost to offshore wind, as companies annual offshore tenders to 1GW already operating offshore are a year from 2020 onwards, looking for other investments, he following on from the current adds. series of yearly 700MW tenders “They are interested as well in until 2019. That already represents the electrification of [already Europe’s most ambitious roll-out operating oil & gas] platforms. of wind at sea if the Netherlands’ Operators need to reduce their population of only 17 million is country to fulfil its commitments to reach 4.5GW in cumulative NO2 emissions.” taken into account. under the Paris climate offshore power by 2023 and Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell is “We talked to the government agreement. “We are expecting the 11.5GW by 2030. pushing into offshore wind, and and said the wind sector is ready doubling [of planned offshore That would come on top of an last year won the right to develop to develop more,” Timmers says, tenders] from 1GW to 2GW.” expected 7GW in onshore wind the 680MW Borssele 3&4 offshore adding that the currently planned Under the current tendering by 2023, up from 4.8GW today. wind zone with a bid of €54.50/

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14 rechargenews.com ‘Protect against rising market risk’ AEE: Spain can hit a 30% wind CHRISTOPHER HOPSON target by 2030 y 2030 only 6% of European wind capacity CHRISTOPHER HOPSON Bwill be fully protected against market risks through Spain’s wind sector could supply support schemes — down from 40GW by 2030 — more than 30% 75% today — says a new report of the country’s electricity, the published by WindEurope and Spanish Wind Energy Association Swiss Re. (AEE) has told a governmental The report, The Value of energy transition committee. Hedging, to be released today, says The panel of experts, appointed WindEurope chief the transition away from feed-in policy officer by each of Spain’s main political tariffs to auctions comes with Pierre Tardieu parties, has been tasked with more exposure to price risk. making recommendations for a One new way to address new energy-transition law the uncertainty on project revenues Such services could extract a risk there will be a need for a government hopes to have in is hedging against volume risk value worth €2.5bn for new wind variety of revenue stabilisation place by 2020 to meet its wider (ie, the risk that lower winds assets installed between 2017 and mechanisms,” said Pierre Tardieu, EU climate and energy obligations will result in less electricity than 2020. This may go up to €7.6bn WindEurope chief policy officer. for 2030 and beyond. expected) — using investment for new wind power installations “Hedging instruments are “Spain’s current energy model instruments that transfer risk to between 2017 and 2030. emerging as a viable solution to is not compatible with European third parties such as insurance “Installed wind capacity in mitigate some of these risks. They objectives,” AEE chief executive companies. This can ensure that Europe could double to 323GW transfer the risk of the variability Juan Virgilio Marquez tells cash flow is predictable, regardless by 2030. With the growth of the in generation from the project Recharge. “Energy planning for of the amount of wind in a given wind sector and its increased company to a counterparty the new model must give long-

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tatoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland project, the Sworld’s first floating wind farm, will be wired into an onshore energy storage system (ESS) delivered by German outfit Younicos, under a deal inked yesterday. The Batwind project, which will use a 1MW/1.3MWh ESS installed onshore near Peterhead, Scotland, aims to “teach” a battery

when to store electricity and when Statoil’s Hywind to discharge it to the grid, to boost array will begin flowing power the value of the power generated to the Batwind offshore at the array, which was battery in 2018 switched on last month. “As part of Statoil‘s strategy of gradually supplementing our oil & gas portfolio with profitable Statoil’s Hywind floating array renewable energy, getting to understand energy storage is important,” said Sebastian links up for Batwind battery Bringsværd, head of the Hywind Development at Statoil. “We in the future.” being used for the project will automatically know when to believe battery storage will be key Younicos managing director be tailored to “understand how hold back and store electricity, to future power systems, and with Jayesh Goyal added: “By adding a battery can help increase the and when to send it out to the more renewables coming on it energy storage capabilities to value of the produced electricity grid. will be crucial to handle storage to another ‘first’ — the world’s and how a battery best can work Based on the learnings and ensure stability and reliability in first floating wind [farm] — together with the wind farm testing of the Younicos battery the energy supply. we demonstrate the essential and the grid” via the companies storage system connected to “Batwind adds value by role that storage plays in intelligent Y.Q software. Hywind Scotland, Statoil and mitigating wind variability — and such groundbreaking energy “This ‘brain’ on top of the Masdar plans to assess “next by that make wind a more reliable achievements.” battery [will] ensure that the steps” in further developing the energy producer year around. Unlike standard batteries, battery behaves the way we want solution. That will expand the use and which charge and recharge, the it to behave,” said Bringsværd. The project is slated to be market for wind and renewables two Y.Cube modular batteries “We want the battery to operational from Q2 2018.

Hamburg Messe and WindEurope lock arms for Global Wind Summit

DARIUS SNIECKUS said Windenergy Hamburg conference and expo, Selbach supersize turbines through business unnit director Claus and Bartosik agree, from highly digitalisation to floating wind — German trade fair organiser Ulrich Selbach. “Many business prospective Argentina to potential will be in spotlight at the summit, Hamburg Messe and European deals are expected to be closed in mega-markets such as Russia and Selbach stated, with “all areas of wind energy association Hamburg, spurring job creation Saudi Arabia. this innovative industry covered”. WindEurope have joined forces to and substantial savings in carbon “One of the most exciting trends “This offers ideal opportunities run the Global Wind Summit, in emission.” today is the potential for emerging to exchange know-how along Hamburg next September. WindEurope deputy CEO markets to transform the global the supply chain and create new The summit, dovetailing Malgosia Bartosik added: “The concentration of wind,” said collaborations,” he noted. WindEnergy Hamburg’s expo and wind industry is on the brink of Bartosik. “We anticipate a lot of Bartosik added: “The speed and WindEurope’s annual conference, globalisation. Europe has always interest in so-called ‘sleeping giants’ scale of technological innovation is expecting more than 35,000 been the global leader in wind like Russia and Saudi Arabia. in recent years has been truly visitors, 1,400 exhibitors from energy but it is vital that non- Selbach noted: “Besides the big breath-taking. If you want to over 50 countries, and 500 European regions both learn from European wind players, there will learn about the latest technology presentations from global experts. and develop on the major steps be strong participation from US developments, there really is no “The Global Wind Summit that European wind has taken. and China again. Korea will be better place to be than Hamburg

brings together European and Participants will acquire first-hand back with a pavilion and we have for the 2018 summit.” Image |Statoil non-European decision-makers knowledge from global leaders.” met up with key players from The Global Wind Summit, from industry, politics and science Emerging regions are foreseen Brazil, India and Argentina, who where Recharge will produce the to discuss the current market being a growing focus for the will have a strong presence.” show dailies, runs from 25-28

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ndia has set out plans for annual wind and solar tendering of I10GW and 30GW respectively for the next two financial years as it races to the finishing line of its 175GW 2022 renewables targets — which it claimed it may well end up beating. Power and renewables minister Raj Kumar Singh laid out the timetable as part of a detailed roadmap towards meeting the 175GW goal, which is dominated by plans for 60GW of wind and 100GW of solar capacity. The minister claimed that when “innovative” sources such as offshore wind, floating solar and hybrid plants are included, the “rather conservative” target could be exceeded. The announcement confirmed that India — which currently has 32GW of wind in place — plans to seek a total of 8GW by the end of the current 2017-18 financial year ending in March via state Minister of new and renewable and central government auctions, energy Raj Kumar with tenders of up to 2GW to Singh be held in January and March 2018 adding to capacity already procured. The country will then follow up with 10GW of auctions in the India details giant tender plans 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years, leaving developers two years to complete the last of the projects in race to ‘conservative’ 175GW needed to hit the 2022 goal. In solar, India will embark on a The auction is the third national financial year ending September. Domestic turbine supplier Inox 17GW tendering splurge before level, inter-state auction organised India’s wind-power supply Wind — which also competes as the end of the current fiscal year, by the Indian government. The chain — geared up to produce a developer and won 250MW in followed by 30GW in each of the first 1GW round in February this about 10GW annually — has been the October round — has said next two years. year saw power prices come in holding out for further impetus it expects Indian wind to swiftly The minister’s speech last week at 3.46 rupees (€0.045) per kWh, from the national government recover to become a 6GW-plus came a day after Solar Energy while the second in October and is likely to welcome the annual market. Corporation of Indian (SECI) — cut that to 2.64 Siemens which oversees India’s national rupees/kWh. Gamesa, the auction programme — said it Both national When ‘innovative’ sources such as global turbine will issue a request-for-selection tenders marked OEM which has document within the next week a steep discount offshore wind, floating solar and hybrid been market- or so for the next 2GW inter-state on the feed- leader in India for wind tender. The 2GW process in tariffs that plants are included, the ‘rather the past few years, aims to procure power from wind previously drove conservative’ target could be exceeded also told investors projects for transmission to India’s the state-level it expects the non-windy states, helping them purchase of wind sector there to to meet their non-solar renewable power in India, causing states to increased size of the latest tender “fully recover”. purchase obligation (RPO) targets. suspend their schemes while they and the minister’s reassurances. However, observers will closely Bidders will be able to planned their own transitions to OEMs have insisted that the monitor the prices achieved compete for 25-year power- competitive procurement. current installations slump is in the new auction, with some purchase agreements (PPAs) The resulting hiatus has seen a temporary blip, and that the commentators claiming that the with a minimum of 50MW and wind installations plunge. India — Indian market will soon flower 2.64 rupees/kWh seen in October maximum of 400MW under the which installed a record 5.4GW into one of the world’s most is already testing the boundaries tender, which will be settled via a last year — added just 421MW dynamic as the country seeks to of commercial viability for the

Photograph | AFP/Getty Photograph reverse auction. in the first half of the 2017-18 double its installed base. sector.

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ANDREW LEE Treasury is forecasting 14GW of their back on renewables by to “bad news” for the renewable installed capacity by 2024-25, up announcing no new support for energy sector in the UK. larm bells are ringing from about 10GW at the end of projects post 2020 and a freeze “The new policy for budget in the UK renewable the decade. on carbon taxes. This could controls for renewable energy Aenergy industry after the All other renewable sources are see a hiatus in much needed makes it clear that, other than country’s government signalled forecast to flatline, indicating the infrastructure development. the 2019 CfD allocation round, there will be no new money for UK expects any expansion in areas Considering this is coming only a the availability of significant projects until 2025, with most such as onshore wind and large- couple of months after the much new budget for offshore wind is sectors in the deep freeze as far as scale solar to come via subsidy-free vaunted Clean Growth Strategy, unlikely before 2025,” he explains. taxpayer support is concerned. routes that are still far from clearly it’s hugely disappointing. “Any budget for new projects While Britain will honour all its defined. would need to come from changes existing commitments — including The prospects for to the assumptions regarding the £557m ($741m) earmarked support for wave use of the existing allocated for a contract-for-difference (CfD) and tidal power look [Hammond] talked about budget. That could arise, for support auction in 2019 — finance particularly bleak, with embracing the future, yet example, from existing projects to minister Philip Hammond said no forecast capacities of relinquish their CfDs or a change extra levies to support low-carbon 30MW and 20MW hid away the details that he to underlying assumptions such as development are foreseen until the respectively in 2024-25. a long-term increase in wholesale “burden of costs” of arrangements Critics say the was blocking all renewables prices (making CfDs cheaper). already in place starts to ease, announcement means “A small window may be open which isn’t expected until the the UK government is for offshore wind, however, as the middle of the next decade. opening a black hole for renewables “[Hammond] talked about Treasury concedes that new levies Capacity estimates released support — including the offshore embracing the future in his may still be considered where alongside Chancellor of wind sector that is at the heart of its speech, yet hid away the they have a net reduction effect on the Exchequer Hammond’s Clean Growth Strategy — beyond details that he was blocking all bills and are consistent with the annual Budget statement show the next auction round. renewables to market.” government’s energy strategy. almost no growth is expected James Court, head of policy Andrew Hedges, climate change “This may well be a key part of for government-supported at the UK Renewable Energy and clean-energy partner at law negotiations in any sector deal for renewables in any sector beyond Association says: “The UK firm Norton Rose Fulbright, says offshore wind under the Clean

Photograph | Getty Photograph offshore wind, where the UK government seem to be turning Hammond’s Budget added up Growth Strategy.”

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