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National UK study to investigate wake losses as 'wind theft' disputes heat up

Wake losses are becoming a red-hot issue for the wind industry as disputes between heavyweight developers over 'wind theft' break out into the open

Modelling of wind wakes, long trails of lower intensity wind (marked in dark blue) that stretch behind wind farms, in the North Sea.
Modelling of wind wakes, long trails of lower intensity wind (marked in dark blue) that stretch behind wind farms, in the North Sea.Photo: Etienne Cheynet, University of Bergen
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Published 14 March 2025, 11:49Updated 14 March 2025, 17:18
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