Article 73FJG UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects

UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects

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Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030

The largest onshore windfarm in England in a decade has been awarded a government subsidy among 190 contracts for renewable energy projects, as Labour attempts to hit a goal of creating a virtually zero carbon power grid within four years.

The government said it would offer contracts to a record number of solar projects alongside support for onshore windfarms including the huge Imerys project near St Austell in Cornwall.

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