22 Sep 2026
Photo by Rob Webbon Plans to manufacture floating offshore wind foundations at the Port of Ardersier in the Highlands have taken a step forward after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) approved more than £778,000 in Scottish Government funding for an 18-month front-end engineering design study. The money, secured with support from Scottish Enterprise’s international arm, will […]
22 Sep 2026
Photo by Chris Jones / Adobe Stock Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has approved up to £6.4m in City Deal funding to launch exploratory development work on a tidal lagoon in the Severn Estuary, a step that could unlock one of the UK’s largest untapped renewable energy resources. The funding, confirmed in mid-September, will support an […]
25 Aug 2026
Photo by Joseph Reeder More than 400 residents packed The Cornish Bank in Falmouth on the evening of 17 August for a public meeting on the proposed £150 million dredging and redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, with the venue full to capacity and a large crowd gathering in the street outside to follow the debate […]
18 Aug 2026
Photo by John Mark Strange The Welsh Government has granted Section 36 consent to the Llŷr Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind test and demonstration project in the Celtic Sea off Pembrokeshire, in what it describes as the first major offshore wind approval issued by the new Welsh administration. The consent, announced on 7 August, clears […]
04 Aug 2026
Photo by Clement Souchet The French government has awarded almost €260 million to five ports to upgrade the infrastructure needed to manufacture, assemble and deploy floating offshore wind turbines, in a move that could “strengthen our industrial and energy sovereignty,” according to France’s transport minister. The funding will support projects at Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, […]
16 Jun 2026
Photo by Owen Wei The UK and Japan have agreed a landmark Offshore Wind Compact worth up to £9 billion, unlocking Japanese investment into floating offshore wind projects and cementing the UK’s position as Japan’s leading clean energy partner in Europe. The agreement was signed by Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Sanae Takaichi at Downing […]
31 Mar 2026
Photo by Waldemar Brandt The UK government has announced a grant of up to £64m to develop Port Talbot into the first port in the Celtic Sea specifically designed to support floating offshore wind. The funding will enable Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, to complete the essential design and engineering work needed […]
16 Dec 2025
Photo by Jesse de Meulenaere The UK is marking 25 years since its first offshore wind farm began generating clean power, celebrating a transformation that has seen the sector grow from two pioneering turbines to become the country’s second-largest electricity source. On 8th December 2000, Blyth Offshore Wind Farm off the Northumberland coast began operating, […]
