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UK awards contracts for 131 clean energy projects

Financial Times — September 3, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC

Summary: The UK has awarded contracts for 131 clean energy projects, totaling 9.6 gigawatts, in its latest auction, which could power 11 million homes. This marks a significant recovery from last year's auction, where no bids were received. Offshore wind projects secured contracts at prices ranging from £54.23 to £58.87 per MWh, up from £37.35 in 2022. The government aims for net zero power by 2030.

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    Conservatives raised offshore wind price, boosting development (news.yahoo.com)
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    Government supports 131 renewable energy projects for homes (channel4.com)
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    Labour's net-zero strategy faces challenges and higher costs (dailymail.co.uk)
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    Scotland's floating wind farm secures UK government contract (heraldscotland.com)
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    GB Energy to manage UK clean power projects from Aberdeen (news.yahoo.com)
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    UK announces nine new offshore wind farms for clean energy (news.yahoo.com)
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    UK secures 9.6GW renewable energy from record auction (news.yahoo.com)
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    Renewable energy auction powers 11 million UK homes (theguardian.com)
    15d 17h

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    Renewable energy auction powers 11 million UK homes (news.yahoo.com)
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