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Wind Power: Celtic Sea

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Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN 21081, tabled on 18 December 2024

Question

Jayne Kirkham
Labour
Truro and Falmouth
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what body is responsible for (a) coordination and (b) delivery of floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Labour
Rutherglen
Commons

Answered on

7 January 2025

The Crown Estate’s Leasing Round 5 will bring forward up to 4.5GW of floating offshore wind capacity in the Celtic Sea in addition to the five Test and Demonstration projects currently in development.

The partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate announced the potential to deploy up to a further 12GW of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, of which 4-10GW could be leased to developers by 2030.

The Government will work closely with developers and The Crown Estate to support the delivery of floating offshore wind projects across the UK, including in the Celtic Sea.

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