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Empowering the South West – Catalysing Local Content
Feasibility study to develop offshore wind port facility at Portland gets go-ahead
'Channel Gateway' secures funding from The Crown Estate's Supply Chain Accelerator Wind port facility would bring thousands of jobs to Portland, Weymouth,...
Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 – competition opens 2024.
Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5
On 4 July 2023 The Crown Estate announced an update to the delayed Celtic Sea Floating Wind tender which is now known as Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5....
The Crown Estate Market Update October 2022
10 October 2022 – The Crown Estate Press Release Morwind has welcomed the latest update from The Crown Estate which outlines its evolving thoughts about the...
The Crown Estate announces Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Areas of Search
On 5 July 2022, The Crown Estate announced the areas (see below) that may be developed for floating wind in the Celtic Sea, described as ‘a region rich in...
RenewableUK establishes Floating Wind Task Force
RenewableUK has established a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force with key stakeholders to ensure that the UK stays at the forefront of this cutting-edge...
The Crown Estate sets out its ambition for the Celtic Sea
The Crown Estate outlines its ambition to see development of 4GW of floating wind in the Celtic Sea, which is defined as the waters in the region around the...
The resource
The South West seas offer some of the largest and least constrained wind resource areas in the UK, with clear potential for projects south, west and north around the SW Peninsula.
The big idea
Floating offshore wind represents the next step in realising the benefits renewable energy can deliver Regionally, Nationally and Internationally, securing achievement of our Net Zero goals.
Benefits for the future
We are proud to be championing the potential benefits that can be delivered to the local and UK supply chain, to local and regional communities and in ensuring energy sustainability for future generations.