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-The Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme is the Government’s main mechanism for supporting low-carbon electricity generation. CFDs incentivise investment in renewable energy by providing developers of projects with high upfront costs and long lifetimes with direct protection from volatile wholesale prices, and they protect consumers from paying increased support costs when electricity prices are high<ref name="foo"> [[BEIS]], 2019. Contracts for Difference. [online] GOV.UK. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.
+The Contracts for Difference (CFD) scheme is the Government’s main mechanism for supporting low-carbon electricity generation. CFDs incentivise investment in renewable energy by providing developers of projects with high upfront costs and long lifetimes with direct protection from volatile wholesale prices, and they protect consumers from paying increased support costs when electricity prices are high<ref name="foo"> [[BEIS]], 2019. Contracts for Difference. [online] GOV.UK. Available [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference here] [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].</ref>.
 Waste related projects are eligible by virtue of the renewable content of the waste used in a project that generates electricity.