Offshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall

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Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.

In a bid to address grid limitations, the European Commission has unveiled a set of proposals in a so-called EU Grids Package.

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