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The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland and National Grid ESO announce partnership, to improve coordination of offshore wind transmission infrastructure
The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland and National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) have committed to working closely together to support the development of a more coordinated approach to the delivery of transmission infrastructure for offshore wind projects.Read more
Government and industry-led taskforce unlocks new opportunities for offshore wind
Collaborative work from a Government and industry-led partnership has identified how innovative new technology could allow future offshore wind projects to exist alongside air defence radar systems.Read more
Sara Wood appointed as Board Counsellor
Sara Wood has been appointed as a Board Counsellor for The Crown Estate with effect from 1 July 2021.Read more
The Crown Estate collaborates with Natural Environment Research Council and Defra to address the effect of offshore windfarms on marine ecosystems
A new research programme has been launched to address the critical gap in understanding how marine ecosystems will respond to the continued growth of offshore wind as the sector ramps up to deliver 40GW of offshore wind by 2030.Read more
The Crown Estate appoints Simon Harding-Roots as Managing Director for its London portfolio
The Crown Estate has appointed Simon Harding-Roots as Managing Director for its London portfolio.Read more
Three new test and demonstration floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea to progress to next stage
New floating wind technology in the UK has taken an important step forward with the announcement that 300MW of new projects, identified through The Crown Estate’s Test and Demonstration leasing opportunity, have been given the green light to progress to the next stage of assessment.Read more
In pursuit of net zero: new forum to unlock co-location opportunities for CCUS and offshore wind
The Crown Estate today announces the formation of the Offshore Wind and CCUS Co-location Forum which will identify the key challenges and opportunities associated with the co-location of Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) infrastructure, as well as solutions to help make this a reality where neededRead more
The Crown Estate announces £269.3 million net revenue profit for 2020/21
The Crown Estate has today (24 June 2021) announced a net revenue profit of £269.3 million for the financial year 2020/21.Read more
