The Crown Estate has revealed the four areas outlined for development of the 4GW floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea. The authority said the four chosen project development areas offer “attractive investment opportunities” for developers due to their close proximity to the shore and “reduced complexity of future grid connections”.
The four areas will now be reviewed by prospective developers over the summer period. If they agree with the Crown Estates chosen preferred development areas, then the sites will proceed to market ahead of the tendering process launching later this year.
The Celtic Sea programme is intended to provide 4GW of renewable energy capacity by 2035 (enough to power four million homes), with the region assessed to have the economic potential to accommodate up to an additional 20GW by 2045.
