Welcome to The Crown Estate
Energy
UK wave and tidal sites total 36 as three new projects announced
The Crown Estate has announced three further agreements for lease for wave and tidal energy projects.
Consultation on further offshore wind demonstration sites
Technology to be tested at Gunfleet Sands demo site
2012 offshore wind industry supply chain events
Energy news
- 27 April 2012UK wave and tidal sites total 36 as three new projects announced
- 17 April 2012Technology to be tested at Gunfleet Sands demo site
- 02 April 20122012 offshore wind industry supply chain events
- 31 January 2012Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award winner
What we do
Although our involvement in offshore renewable energy is most visible in the wind farms out to sea, progress on the wave and tidal projects is advancing rapidly. To add to this we are also involved in natural gas storage and the capture and storage of CO2.
- At a glance
- £3.5 millionin income renewables
- £100 millioncommitted by us to help projects
- Round 1programme almost complete
- More than halfRound 2 projects operational or under construction
- 11wave and tidal projects in the Pentland Firth, with capacity for 1.6 GW
- 1.5 GWfrom offshore wind – the UK is leading the world in installed capacity
Local focus
- 15 May 2012Minister addresses Northern Ireland offshore wind supply chain event
- 02 April 2012Call for submissions to Argyll Array offshore wind farm consultation
- 27 March 2012Northern Ireland’s offshore renewable energy strategic action plan (ORESAP) launched
- 16 March 2012Round 3 comes to Felixstowe school
- 23 February 2012Ormonde commissioning completed
- 03 February 2012Construction starts on Teesside offshore wind farm
- 23 January 2012Work begins on Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm
Our businesses
We support and partner developers as they work to harness the potential of wind, wave and tide through some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world. To this we add working with industry on carbon capture and natural gas storage beneath the seabed.
- Offshore wind energy
We are playing a major role in developing this industry in the UK. The five rounds of offshore wind have each increased in scale and technical complexity.
- Onshore renewables
Our energy programmes also include onshore projects on the rural estate.
- Carbon capture and storage
We are working with developers to identify how carbon storage beneath the seabed can help the UK meet its targets on carbon emissions.
- Natural gas storage
Fluctuations in supply and seasonal demand have created a need for natural gas storage in the UK.
- Wave and tidal
We are committed to working with industry and stakeholders to successfully exploit the UK's significant wave and tidal energy resources.
Useful documents
- A guide to an offshore windfarm (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Current renewable energy UK (PDF, 922 KB)
- Electricity market reform consultation – our response (PDF, 119 KB)
- Pentland Firth and Orkney waters Round 1 projects (PDF, 497 KB)
- UK offshore wind report 2012 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Your career in offshore wind energy (PDF, 8.7 MB)
