The second phase of The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 has officially been launched, with bidders invited to set out their plans for delivering new wind farms. First set out in December 2023, the plans represent a new chapter for the UK’s offshore...
ESO, the UK’s electricity system operator, has published its proposal on how best to connect floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea to the national grid. Their recommended network design facilitates the connection of up to 4.5GW of renewable energy capacity...
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, has confirmed the budget for this year’s Contracts for Difference renewable energy auction is being increased by £500 million to over £1.5 billion – a record budget. The budget for this latest round,...
Earlier this year the Celtic Freeport welcomed its first permanent Chief Executive – Luciana Ciubotariu. Luciana has over 20 years of experience in foreign direct investment, strategic consulting and business development. In her previous role, she acted as the Head of...
The Prime Minister and Energy Secretary have announced a new unprecedented partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate, which has the potential to leverage up to £60 billion of private investment into the UK’s drive for energy independence. Great...
Apollo, in partnership with Global Energy Group and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence, has released a critical study on the Tow to Port (T2P) operations for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). Conducted...
