AFP, LONDONBritain, a global leader in offshore wind energy, plans to make the sector one of the pillars of its transition to carbon neutrality in the next few decades. “There’s quite a consensus of support around offshore wind from the public and politics.”British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government pledged in its election manifesto to increase power from offshore wind from 10 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts this decade. Britain plans to favor the development of colossal offshore wind farms given the country’s relatively small land mass. The sector is also trying to account for the so-called “global cost” to the planet of building and running wind turbines. Offshore wind power had a record year last year, with the completion of projects off Taiwan, Britain, China and the Netherlands, among others.

Source: Taipei Times January 19, 2020 15:56 UTC