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The Crown Estate publishes ‘new vision for the UK seabed’
The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed around Wales, England and Northern Ireland has published two reports outlining its vision for how the UK's seabed can support the transition to clean energy, alongside the accelerated delivery of nature recovery. The first, a...
Tidal stream technology continues to lead in Wales as UK Government publishes AR6 Results
An additional 10MW of tidal stream capacity has been contracted in Wales as part of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference renewable auction. Welsh project HydroWing secured 10MW of the total 28MW of tidal stream contracts awarded...
Deploying Floating Offshore Wind Test and Demo projects in the Celtic Sea: What lessons can we learn from Kincardine?
Credit: Principle Power Article written by Charlie Allen, Floating Offshore Wind Project Manager at Marine Energy Wales It was a calm and foggy morning the day I set off from Aberdeen Port to visit Kincardine floating offshore wind farm. Located 15km off the Scottish...
Marine renewable energy: How our Welsh ports are preparing for the future
The development of marine renewables, including tidal energy and floating offshore wind projects, present a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Wales and ensuring our ports are ready and able to support the sector is vital. Ports development is key to ensuring Wales...
Next phase of Celtic Sea Leasing Round 5 officially underway
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 wind...
ESO unveils proposal to connect 4.5GW of floating offshore wind capacity in the Celtic Sea
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 -...
Tidal energy scheme trials solar powered bird tracker
Specially developed miniature solar powered devices have been fitted onto birds off the coast of Ynys Môn, to track their migration and behaviour patterns. Part of the ongoing marine characterization research (MCRP) project led by Menter Môn, the information gathered...
Marine Energy Wales welcomes £500 million uplift for UK’s renewable energy auction
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,...
In conversation with Celtic Freeport CEO, Luciana Ciubotariu
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...
New Great British Energy partnership launched to turbocharge energy independence
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...