06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nicholas Doherty The shareholders behind the 3.6GW Dogger Bank complex have applied to the UK courts for permission to bring a judicial review against the consent granted to a neighbouring offshore wind project. SSE, Equinor and Vargronn have filed papers at the Administrative Court in London, taking a case against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]
20 Jan 2026
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 […]
20 Jan 2026
Photo by Paul Levesley One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world is set to be built off the coast of East Lothian after being awarded a key UK government contract. SSE will construct the Berwick Bank wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth with up to 307 turbines generating enough electricity to […]