'The next chapter': Crown Estate launches 7GW offshore wind leasing round

James Murray
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Round 4 leasing round to make more of the UK seabed available for offshore wind developers

The Crown Estate has today officially launched a new seabed leasing round designed to enable at least 7GW of offshore wind farm development. Following 18 months of stakeholder engagement, the seabed...

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