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Offshore wind

The Renewables Obligation (RO) is the Government's main mechanism for supporting generation of renewable electricity. Since its introduction in 2002 the RO has been successful in stimulating growth in renewable electricity generation - it has more than doubled since 2002 - and a project pipeline of more than 11GW is in place across the UK.

However, there are constraints on the availability and deployment of the cheaper forms of renewables. This means that to move beyond 10% of electricity generated from renewable sources and towards the Government's long-term aspirations for renewable energy, other technologies such as offshore wind and biomass need to come forward.

This section tells you about offshore wind – how it works, the current use in the UK, what it means to you and your community, and case studies detailing some offshore wind farm developments.

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