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Wind turbine plan 'bonanza for shipbuilders'

Clipped to the Drawing Board by John William

THE North East shipbuilding industry was last night urged to take advantage of a predicted “economic bonanza” sparked by a massive expansion of offshore wind farms.

The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Blyth said identification by the Government of 11 offshore zones – including off the North East – as potentially suitable for wind farms was a “major wake-up call” for shipbuilders.

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