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The Berwick Bank wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth will contain up to 307 turbines generating enough electricity to power up to six million homes.
Although the news afford Orsted shares some relief at this stage, securing future investment for other projects is problematic owing to the regulatory environment.
Orsted’s C.E.O. says it plans to move quickly to complete a $6.2 billion wind farm off Rhode Island after a judge struck down President Trump’s bid to halt it.
Two wind farms off the west and north Wales coastline have secured UK government funding to supply the national grid, with up to 7,000 jobs expected to be created. The Erebus wind farm, set to be built off Pembrokeshire, would become Wales' first floating offshore wind farm, following two projects already operating in Scotland.
A federal judge ruled again Monday that work may resume on the offshore Revolution Wind project, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to halt construction for the second time.