Updating developers on floating wind opportunities in the Celtic Sea

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The Crown Estate has updated developers on the current status of the Celtic Sea floating wind tender round, highlighting work by UK Government to review a number of spatial considerations relating to the potential locations of the proposed windfarms.

In 2021, The Crown Estate set out plans to explore viable options for a potential leasing opportunity for the first commercial-scale floating wind projects to be located in the Celtic Sea off the coast of Wales and the South West of England. This is a new technology which sees turbines placed on floating platforms tethered to the seabed, meaning they can be located in deeper waters than fixed-base wind farms. This as an exciting opportunity to provide clean, secure, renewable energy for millions of homes, while also putting the UK... ... More: Official Press Release The Crown Estate

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