In the summer of 2017, almost 52% of the UK’s power demand was met by low-carbon sources such as renewable energy and nuclear power, compared to around 35% in 2013. Much of this development is the result of the exploitation of offshore wind. After all, 40% of all wind energy in Europe blows over the UK. We now have 50 offshore wind farms generating 5.1 gigawatts, with a further 4.5 gigawatts under construction.
The advantages of offshore wind farms as opposed to inshore, land-based wind farms, are:
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