Green light for UK wind after nine-year lull


The UK Government has published its onshore wind strategy as part of mission to become a clean energy superpower. This comes after a nine-year de facto ban. The new strategy sets out over 40 actions to get onshore wind building again across the UK.

The new measures mean that onshore wind will be put on an equal footing with offshore wind and nuclear, meaning projects can get built quicker in the years to come.

Delivering this strategy could more than double the current onshore wind workforce, supporting up to 45,000 skilled jobs across the country by 2030, as the government pursues its clean power ambition of 27-29GW of onshore wind by 2030.