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, […]
25 Nov 2025
Photo by Julia Oberhauser Ocean Winds has been awarded rights to develop a third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea by The Crown Estate, completing the deployment of up to 4.5GW of capacity made available through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5. The 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE secured the 358 km² site following a […]
18 Nov 2025
Photo by Marco Bicca A significant new collaboration has emerged in the offshore wind sector as Associated British Ports (ABP) announced the launch of the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance — described as the first international alliance dedicated to ports serving floating offshore wind (FLOW). The initiative brings together ABP (UK), BrestPort (France) and […]
07 Oct 2024
Plans for giant floating wind farms in Scotland threaten to destroy the country’s fishing sector, the leader of an industry body has warned. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said despite efforts to find a solution to the problem, mobile fishing and floating offshore wind farms “are simply not able to co-exist”. Speaking at the SFF’s […]
