Allocation Round 7 Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

20 Jan 2026

UK secures record 8.4 GW in Europe’s largest offshore wind auction

Photo by Nicholas Doherty The UK has secured a record 8.4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in Europe’s largest ever offshore wind auction, with contracts awarded at prices 40% cheaper than building new gas power plants. The seventh allocation round (AR7) awarded 8.2 GW of bottom-fixed offshore wind and almost 200 MW of floating offshore wind […]

14 Oct 2025

Greenpeace threatens legal action over Crown Estate seabed auction fees

Marine News

Photo by John Fornof Greenpeace UK has warned the Crown Estate that it is considering legal action over what the environmental group describes as “monopoly profiteering” that is driving up costs for offshore wind developers and energy bill payers. The threat comes ahead of Allocation Round 7, a major auction where energy firms are […]