The UK has the biggest offshore wind farms in the world. Offshore wind is a British success story on a grand scale, thanks to UK-led innovation, and the combined efforts of industry and government, writes Benj Sykes, Co-Chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council and Ørsted UK Country Manager for Offshore.
The Solent holds a special place in the UK’s history as a global trading nation. This industrial cluster is now home to businesses which are putting the UK at the forefront of a global industry of the future, writes Julian Brown, Vice President and UK Country Manager, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.
A long-term view is essential: clean growth must be sustainable. Not only does offshore wind have the potential to become the backbone of the UK’s clean electricity system, it’s delivering thousands of jobs and economic growth to coastal areas and bringing billions of pounds of investment to the UK.