Business Green: The long-awaited increase in financial support for offshore wind and marine energy kicks in this week, in a move that will lead to improved financial returns for many renewable energy projects. From 1 April, the Renewables Obligation (RO) financial support mechanism will be reformed to introduce “banding” that ensures more costly offshore wind, wave and tidal projects, as well as advanced biomass technologies, receive more generous incentives. Currently, all renewable energy …