Offshore wind industry welcomes big boost in new capacity to power four million UK homes

9 May 2025 - RenewableUK press release

Commenting on The Crown Estate’s announcement today that it is going ahead with its Capacity Increase Programme, adding an addition 4.7GW of new capacity to seven offshore wind projects, RenewableUK's Offshore Wind Environment and Consents Co-Programme Manager Kat Route-Stephens said:

“This is a great step forward towards the Government’s target of clean power by 2030 as it maximises the amount of electricity we can generate from existing sites already leased by The Crown Estate, enabling us to power an extra four million British homes.

“This decision was only possible after a long and detailed assessment of the effects this increase could have on marine wildlife and ensuring suitable measures can be put in place by the offshore wind industry to address these impacts. We work closely with the Government, The Crown Estate and nature conservation bodies to safeguard our precious marine biodiversity while strengthening the UK’s energy security”.

More details on The Crown Estate’s announcement are available here.

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