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Media invitation to Global Offshore Wind 2025 conference and exhibition

10 June 2025 - RenewableUK press release


Just one week to go now! RenewableUK is inviting journalists to the country’s biggest annual international offshore wind event, Global Offshore Wind 2025, which takes place at Excel in London on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th June.


Over 5,000 delegates will be attending the event, which includes over 290 exhibitors from more than 50 countries, as well as over 230 conference speakers. Keynote speakers include:



  • The Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  • Andrew Bowie, Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero) and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

  • Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government

  • Rebecca Evans, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government

  • Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy, Northern Ireland Assembly

  • Dan McGrail, Great British Energy CEO

  • Jane Cooper, RenewableUK Deputy Chief Executive.


Industry leaders from the biggest companies in the sector will be speaking at the conference sessions, including senior figures from our Strategic Event Partners Equinor, Ørsted, RWE, ScottishPower Renewables and Vestas, our Innovation Partner Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and our Grid Partner Hitachi.  RenewableUK would be pleased to coordinate media interviews with our industry partners during the event.


Other speakers include the Chair of Great British Energy Juergen Maier and the Chair of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Tim Pick, as well as representatives from National Grid, The Crown Estate, the Climate Change Committee, WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council.


A wide range of topics will be covered at the event with two simultaneous conference streams across both days, as well as sessions in our Energy Transition Zone, Innovation Theatre and Supply Chain Hub. Topics include building a supply chain for the net zero era, emerging and maturing global offshore wind markets,  building the offshore wind workforce, making the net zero grid possible and the role of AI in strengthening offshore wind systems.


More details on Global Offshore Wind 2025 are available here.


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To request a free media pass for the event (for fully-accredited journalists only), please contact:


Robert Norris, Head of Communications
07969 229 913 | Robert.Norris@RenewableUK.com


David Stewart, Senior Social Media and Communications Officer
07930614208 | David.Stewart@RenewableUK.com



  1. RenewableUK’s members are building our future energy system, powered by clean electricity. We bring them together to deliver that future faster; a future which is better for industry, billpayers, and the environment. We support over 500 member companies to ensure increasing amounts of renewable electricity are deployed across the UK and to access export markets all over the world. Our members are business leaders, technology innovators, and expert thinkers from right across industry.


  2. RenewableUK’s events programme is available here.