Britain bets on offshore wind to help achieve net-zero goal

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Open this photo in gallery: Turbines rise above the water at the Aberdeen Bay offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Aberdeen Bay farm, with its 11, 8.8-megawatt turbines, started producing electricity in July, 2018.Handout The captain pulls back the throttle as the boat chugs close to the foundation of a towering wind turbine, where it meets the cerulean of the North Sea about three kilometres off the Scottish port city of Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Bay farm, with its 11, 8.8-megawatt turbines, is relatively small, but it’s a vital cog in Britain’s ambitious goal to deliver 50 gigawatts of offshore wind...