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07.12.2020

New partnership to unlock offshore energy ambitions and protect the nation’s marine environment

The Crown Estate and UK Government have today launched a new partnership to protect and restore the UK’s precious marine environment, as the nation seeks to chart a course towards net zero emission...

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25.04.2022

New study illustrates scale of potential for the development of UK offshore wind

A new study on the future of offshore wind has illustrated the scale of potential of the UK seas for future deployment and is helping to understand and address how we best manage the various demand...

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18.05.2022

New international research paves the way for offshore wind to deliver biodiversity net gain

A new international data collation exercise has brought together disparate seabed biodiversity data from across the North Sea into a central data set, helping to drive forward the sustainable expan...

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14.06.2022

Statement on NSTA announcement of a CCUS licensing round

The Crown Estate welcomes today’s announcement by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to open a carbon capture licensing round.

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17.07.2023

Milestone for floating wind off coast of Wales and South West England as first marine surveys get underway

Plans to unlock valuable new clean energy off the coast of Wales and South West England are due to reach another milestone, with the first in a series of specialist survey vessels setting sail from...

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19.07.2018

Pioneering the UK offshore mussel industry

In recent years there has been significant interest in the development of offshore shellfish facilities, whereby mussels are cultivated on rope lines suspended from floating frames sited out at sea...

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03.07.2018

Understanding seabird behaviour around offshore wind farms

ORJIP (Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme) Offshore Wind is a UK-wide collaborative programme of environmental research with the aim of reducing consenting risks for offshore wind projects.

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23.01.2019

Will Apps, Head of Energy Development, gives an update on our 2019 development priorities for offshore wind

2018 has been another strong year for the UK offshore wind sector, laying strong foundations for continued growth, including within our own portfolio.

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Leisure sailing

We licence over 10,000 leisure moorings on the foreshore and seabed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Our role in offshore wind

Our role in offshore wind

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