By: Rob Norris
Responding to today's announcement by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma to grant consent to Ørsted's 2.4GW Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm, RenewableUK's Chief Executive Hugh McNeal said:
"This is excellent news on New Year's Eve. Today's landmark announcement on Hornsea Project Three means the UK is taking a significant step closer towards our net zero emissions target. Investing in large scale offshore wind power is good for our environment and our economy, boosting productivity and creating thousands of high-quality jobs. Green growth will be vital to support our long-term economic recovery in the years ahead. This major project will also help us to maintain our global lead in offshore wind, as well as building up our UK supply chain".
Notes:
- RenewableUK's members are building our future energy system, powered by clean electricity. We bring them together to deliver that future faster; a future which is better for industry, billpayers, and the environment. We support over 400 member companies to ensure increasing amounts of renewable electricity are deployed across the UK and to access export markets all over the world. Our members are business leaders, technology innovators, and expert thinkers from right across industry.
- RenewableUK revised events programme is available here.
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More details on Ørsted's Hornsea Project Three (2.4GW, powering more than 2 million homes) off the east coast of England are available here
Contact:
Luke Clark, Head of External Affairs 07875 704 032Luke.Clark@RenewableUK.com
Robert Norris, Head of Communications 07969 229 913 Robert.Norris@RenewableUK.com
