21 Jul 2026

Photo Credit: AdobeStock   The Scottish Government has granted consents and marine licences for the Caledonia North and South offshore wind farms in the outer Moray Firth, allowing developer Ocean Winds to progress plans for a two-gigawatt project. The two sites will cover a combined 429 square kilometres and are permitted to install up to […]

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 […]

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 […]