Farmers set to benefit as wind subsidies given green light by Government

UK farmers could benefit from new onshore wind energy subsidies, following the Government’s latest ruling which allows projects to compete for contracts to generate clean power.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Farmers set to benefit as wind subsidies given green light by Government

UK farmers could benefit from new onshore wind energy subsidies, following the Government's latest ruling which allows projects to compete for contracts to generate clean power. The Contracts for Difference...

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