Coastal communities across the country can now bid for a share of £27.8 million – financed partly from revenue generated by the UK’s offshore wind sector – to create jobs and increase growth. The ‘Coastal Communities Fund’ (CCF) was created to support local projects and help coastal towns and villages provide training and employment opportunities […]

The UK offshore industry enjoyed one of its most successful years ever in 2012, with nine wind farms fully connected to the National Grid. According to a new report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 854MW of capacity to generate clean electricity were installed last year, bringing the total UK offshore wind capacity to […]