New pact will amplify offshore wind production in the North Sea

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Ten European countries have agreed to significantly ramp up offshore wind in the North Sea. The pact envisions generating enough power for a million homes a year, for 10 years. It offers certainty to companies making the turbines themselves that there will be a market in the future. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with deputy CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council Rebecca Williams about the new deal.

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