01/06/2020 | Offshore wind

Disappointment at delay in Government’s decisions on offshore wind projects

01 June 2020 - RenewableUK press release


RenewableUK has expressed disappointment at today’s announcement by the Government that it has delayed making decisions on whether two major offshore wind projects can go ahead.


The future of Ørsted’s Hornsea Three project (2.4GW) off the east coast of England and Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard project (1.8GW) will now be announced on 1st July.


RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Hugh McNeal said:


"Any delay in the decision-making process is disappointing. We want to work with Government to achieve their ambition of 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 and the UK’s wider net zero target.


“Major projects like these are vital to generate clean power on the scale we need to decarbonise our economy. We need the Government to take decisions in a timely manner so that offshore wind can play a leading role in getting our economy back on track after the Coronavirus crisis”. 


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More details on Ørsted’s Hornsea Three project (2.4GW) off the east coast of England are available here  

More details on Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard project (1.8GW) are available here


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