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Accelerated approval for wind farms

To help meet government energy targets, planning hurdles for wind farms have been lowered. But will it work?

In July, the UK government approved six fixed offshore wind projects, generating electricity for more than 7 million homes. This will be a major boost to the UK’s efforts to meet its net zero and energy security commitments. To help further with achieving the UK’s energy goals, the government has announced that the upcoming Energy Bill will be amended to cut the time it takes to get permission for offshore wind farms.

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