UK offshore wind sector secures £100m supply chain boost

Michael Holder
clock • 3 min read

Industry-funded programme to develop 'globally competitive' UK supply chain and help support over 650 companies

A £100m fund to support UK businesses in the offshore wind sector has been launched by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) in a bid to help the UK capitalise on "huge opportunities" for expected...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Environmental journalist and editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

BSI and ISO launch new standard to help firms tackle food waste

'We have to act': Government unveils £79m funding for tree planting and local nature recovery

More on Wind

Amazon inks Scottish wind farm deal with Statkraft
Wind

Amazon inks Scottish wind farm deal with Statkraft

New PPA takes Amazon's total investment in carbon free energy in the UK to more than £3bn over five years

Amber Rolt
clock 30 September 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Increases in offshore wind seabed leasing fees 'threaten UK energy security'
Wind

Study: Increases in offshore wind seabed leasing fees 'threaten UK energy security'

Crown Estate faces fresh scrutiny over the fees it charges to offshore wind developers, as study warns license regime risks pushing up costs and slowing the clean energy transition

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 28 September 2026 • 5 min read
Vattenfall unveils plans for two new East Anglian onshore wind farms
Wind

Vattenfall unveils plans for two new East Anglian onshore wind farms

Plans for nearly 50 new turbines promise to deliver around 425MW of additional clean power capacity

James Murray
James Murray
clock 25 September 2026 • 2 min read