09 Jun 2026
Photo by Pramod Kumar Sharma A new study from the University of Aberdeen’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition has warned that intensifying competition for space in UK waters is placing the country’s energy transition at serious risk, and is calling for a fundamental overhaul of how offshore areas are governed. The findings, published by the Geological Society as […]
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 […]