SSE to treble renewable energy output

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SSE has revealed plans to treble its renewable energy output by 2030 and add 1GW a year of new renewables by the second half of the decade. 

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This latest update from the energy company comes in the same week as the announcement of the Prime Minister’s ten point Green Industrial Revolution strategy, which included a target to deliver 40GW of offshore wind by 2030.

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Having already pledged to spend £7.5bn to 2025, SSE has confirmed it expects to reach financial close in the coming days on Dogger Bank, which at 3.6GW (SSE share 50 per cent) is planned to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of powering 4.5m homes when completed in 2026. 

Alongside its other projects such as Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm at Seagreen (SSE share 49 per cent) and the Viking wind farm in Shetland, SSE is said to have created 1,000 new jobs.

SSE chief executive Alistair Davies commented: “As we seek a recovery from the effects of coronavirus, investments in low-carbon infrastructure that help stimulate the economy, boost jobs and level up regions while tackling climate change are a win-win.

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