"Offshore wind farms will generate enough electricity to power every home in the UK within a decade, Boris Johnson has pledged.

Speaking to the Conservative party conference, the PM announced £160m to upgrade ports and factories for building turbines to help the country "build back greener".

The plan aims to create 2,000 jobs in construction and support 60,000 more.

He said the UK would become "the world leader in clean wind energy".

"Your kettle, your washing machine, your cooker, your heating, your plug-in electric vehicle - the whole lot of them will get their juice cleanly and without guilt from the breezes that blow around these islands," he said."

BBC News had the story October 6, 2020. [2]

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