Concern about the links between rising global average temperatures and increasing man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations has led to ambitious long-term policy action on climate change, including the Kyoto Protocol. Of the various low-carbon alternatives, offshore wind is well placed due to a combination of factors including large untapped resources, relatively high energy yields and the potential to develop projects on a large ‘utility’ scale. In particular, the potential to d....

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