The news came as the Scottish government gave the go-ahead for the world’s largest floating wind farm near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, which will primarily be used to power oil and gas platforms.

The agency previously held one offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico in August ... a goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. Despite the relatively new and small ...

Altogether, the four areas, if fully developed, could power 2.3 million homes and businesses in the coming years. But today, offshore wind advocates are celebrating. “This successful lease sale ...

The company will divest a 50% stake in the £8.5bn offshore wind project, which will comprise 231 wind turbines.