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<p>Renewable technologies will make a critical contribution to meeting our 2050 net
zero commitment, alongside firm low carbon power such as nuclear and gas or biomass
generation with carbon capture, usage and storage, and a significant increase in flexibility.
The role of government is to enable the market to deliver the levels of deployment
required whilst minimising both emissions and systems costs.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise
that achieving our 2050 net zero target will require increased deployment across a
range of renewable technologies, including sustained growth of both onshore wind and
solar by 2030. This is why we announced on 2 March 2020 that onshore wind and large-scale
solar PV projects will be able to compete in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD)
allocation round. The round will open in late 2021 and aim to deliver up to double
the renewable capacity of last year’s successful round, potentially providing enough
clean energy for up to 10 million homes.</p><p> </p><p>By 2030 we aim to build a world
leading offshore wind industry. We have set a target to deliver 40GW of capacity by
2030, which represents an increase of 10GW against our previous ambition. This increase,
including a new target of 1GW of floating offshore wind by 2030, will galvanise industry,
open up new possibilities in areas of deeper water around our coastline, and demonstrates
that the UK will be at the forefront of the green industrial revolution as we accelerate
our progress towards net zero.</p>
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