
Crown Estate maps out five areas off Cornwall and Wales for floating offshore wind schemes
Business Live reported:
“Floating technology is key to unlocking the full potential of our coastline”
The organisation has identified five broad “areas of search” for developing the innovative technology, which can be deployed in deeper water with higher wind than conventional offshore wind farms, to support efforts to tackle climate change.
The areas are in the Celtic Sea, which the Crown Estate said was rich in natural resources including wind, and have been identified following technical analysis and engagement. They will be refined into small project development areas within which the first generation of commercial-scale floating windfarms could be built, which will be open for competitive tender in mid 2023.
Read the full Business Live report here