Offshore wind

Our Marine business plays a key role in supporting the UK’s position as a world leader in offshore wind development. Our work is making the country’s energy supply more sustainable and secure and is a major driver in the UK’s fight against climate change.

We work closely with industry and stakeholders to address the competing needs for seabed space. Supporting nature and the rich biodiversity of our seas, and helping to rejuvenate local economies and communities by supporting the development of new jobs and industries sits at the heart of what we do.

Our role includes identifying and leasing suitable seabed sites for development, awarding rights for extensions to existing projects, facilitating test and demonstration opportunities, as well as working with partners to build evidence, share data and support innovation to enable the responsible and coordinated growth of the offshore wind sector.

Future of offshore wind

We have published our thinking on the Future of Offshore Wind on behalf of the Great British Energy: The Crown Estate partnership. This report sets out how we can bring the next 20-30GW of offshore wind capacity to market by the end of this decade. The Future Offshore Wind report looks at prime areas of opportunity for new windfarms, as well as how we might evolve the way we lease the seabed to help speed up the deployment of offshore wind and how we can help reduce some of the risks developers might face. It poses a number of questions on which we will be seeking views from stakeholders.

This report was published alongside a plans to create a Marine Delivery Routemap, exploring how the UK’s seabed can continue to support the accelerated delivery of nature recovery and the transition to clean energy.