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The leasing round concluded in January 2023, when The Crown Estate
signed Agreements for Lease for
the six offshore wind projects. The
successful projects were as follows:
Region/ location
Successful bidder
Proposed project capacity
(MW)
Off the Yorkshire Coast, North East of
Scarborough
RWE Renewables
1,500
Off the Yorkshire Coast, North East of
Scarborough
RWE Renewables
1,500
Off the Lincolnshire Coast, East of the
Humber Estuary
Green Investment Group – Total
1,500
Off the Northern Welsh Coast, North East
of Anglesey
Consortium of EnBW and BP
1,500
Off the Lancashire Coast, West of Blackpool and South West of Morecambe Bay
Offshore Wind Limited, a Joint Venture
between Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios,
S.A. and Flotation Energy plc
480
Off the coast of Barrow-In-Furness, West
of Morecambe Bay
Consortium of EnBW and BP
1,500
(ii)
The Crown Estate:
Floating Wind in the Celtic Sea
In November 2021, The Crown
Estate announced plans for
floating wind leasing in the Celtic
Sea, outlining a possible 4GW of
capacity and anticipating projects
to be delivered from 2035, with the
region assessed to have the economic potential to accommodate up
to an additional 20GW by 2045. 21
It has confirmed that it will be inviting "full commercial scale projects
up to 1GW, which may be developed in a phased or ‘stepping stone’
approach. Recognising the need to
develop the UK supply chain and
supporting infrastructure for this
nascent technology, this approach
is deliberately intended to provide opportunities for growth and
investment. This will also facilitate
the co-ordination of the necessary
infrastructure, such as ports and
grid connections, all of which are
key to the sustainable development of the UK floating wind sector
over the long term."
The floating wind tender process
for the Celtic Sea is expected to
begin in 2023.
21 https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/media-and-insights/news/2022-the-crown-estate-updates-developers-on-latest-steps-in-the-leasing-process-for-floating-wind-in-the-celtic-sea/
