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An auction of seabed plots for major offshore wind projects around the Scottish coast has netted u00a3700m.<br>Seventeen projects covering a total of 7,000km2 have been chosen in the first such leasing round in a decade.<br>They have a combined potential generating capacity of 25GW - well above the expected auction outcome of 10GW.
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Scot Wind offshore auction rises An auction of seabed plots for major offshore wind projects around the Scottish coast has netted £700m. Seventeen projects covering a total of 7,000km2 have been chosen in the first such leasing round in a decade. They have a combined potential generating capacity of 25GW - well above the expected auction outcome of 10GW. Scotland has 1.9GW of operational offshore wind and another 8.4GW in construction or advanced development many business listings.