Mark Spring, senior engineer at Lloyd's Register talks about how offshore wind compares with other renewables.
He explains the key challenge offshore wind faces in reducing cost is decreasing the unreliability of wind turbines.
He said part of that includes reducing costs associated with access, maintenance and repair.
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