31 Mar 2026
Photo by Sander Weeteling Existing offshore wind farms in the North Sea are already redistributing up to 1.5 million tonnes of mud and associated organic carbon each year, according to new research published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment by scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in Germany. The study, the first to model the combined effects of […]
24 Mar 2026
Photo by Mario Ray The UK government has announced it will open its next renewable energy auction – Allocation Round 8 (AR8) – in July 2026, bringing forward the tender in response to mounting concern over Britain’s exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband framed the decision as part of a broader drive […]
24 Mar 2026
Photo by Sander Weeteling The Welsh Government has launched a new Renewable Energy Sector Deal, a strategic partnership with industry designed to accelerate the deployment of wind, solar, marine and hydro power across the country. Announced on 18 March, the deal contains 78 commitments, from streamlining planning to building a skilled workforce, and aims to […]
17 Mar 2026
Photo by Carl Raw The UK government is to remove import tariffs on 33 industrial goods used in offshore wind manufacturing from 1 April 2026, in a move expected to save the sector millions of pounds a year and accelerate progress towards the country’s Clean Energy Superpower mission. The Department for Business and Trade announced the […]
10 Mar 2026
Photo by Pierre Bamin Thousands of dead and dying seabirds have washed up on British and European coastlines in what the RSPB describes as the most significant seabird wreck since 2013–14, when more than 54,000 birds were recorded dead across European Atlantic coastlines. Since late January, puffins, guillemots and razorbills have been washing ashore from Cornwall […]
03 Mar 2026
Photo by Doncoombez The UK Government has laid a draft statutory instrument to amend the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations, bringing forward new powers to enable offshore wind deployment under the Energy Act 2023 — a long-awaited reform that conservation groups have cautiously welcomed, while warning that a critical flaw in the draft […]
10 Feb 2026
Photo by Dean Brierley Offshore wind companies seeking to participate in Contracts for Difference and access the Clean Industry Bonus will be required to sign up to a new Fair Work Charter, ensuring that public funding delivers good, secure jobs in local communities. The Fair Work Charter, which was developed jointly between industry and trade unions, […]
03 Feb 2026
Photo by Ryan Fleischer Nine European nations have signed a landmark offshore wind investment pact aimed at mobilising €1 trillion in economic activity and establishing the North Sea as the continent’s largest clean energy hub. The agreement, sealed at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg on 26 January 2026, commits governments, industry and transmission […]
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