offshore wind

BusinessGreen rounds up reaction from politicians, renewables developers, green businesses, and campaigners to news the UK has secured 8.4GW of new offshore wind capacity through the latest clean power contracts auction

Ed Miliband declares 'historic' auction puts government on track to meet clean power by 2030 goal and proves wrong recent attacks on UK's net zero targets

Global wind energy connections to remain at 'substantial' levels, despite drop in onshore wind additions following end of China's 14th Five-Year Plan, study claims

The UK now boasts 16.1GW of offshore wind capacity, while the government has given the green light to a further 9GW of new renewables capacity in only the past 18 months

Plans to add 79 turbines to existing Galloper Wind Farm off the Suffolk coast approved by DESNZ

Government claims new fund can both support nature recovery efforts and speed up the approval process for offshore wind farms

Workforce 2030: Study warns sector still faces 'acute shortages' of technical and engineering skills, warns trade body WindEurope

GBE Supply Chain Fund for offshore wind and networks aims to tackle bottlenecks for key components that could slow renewable energy development

Redesigned projects along the UK's east coast expected to save consumers up to £6bn, new analysis claims

NESO confirms Great Britain generated a new peak of 23,825MW of electricity from its wind farms, providing enough clean power for over 23 million homes