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EDF's Teeside offshore wind farm. Image: EDF.
February 23, 2024

UK could double its offshore wind capacity in next Contracts for Difference round

The UK could double its offshore wind capacity in this year's Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round, revealed a new report by RenewableUK.
Dan McGrail, RenewableUK chief executive. Image: RenewableUK
December 5, 2023

RenewableUK skills partnership to help standardise green energy training

RenewableUK has partnered with Energy and Utility Skills to create training and assessment standards for the UK’s renewable workforce.
EDF's Teeside offshore wind farm. Image: EDF.
November 28, 2023

UK offshore wind Industrial Growth Plan expected in early 2024

RenewableUK, Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate & Crown Estate Scotland have partnered to produce a new IGP for offshore wind.
Awel y Môr, Dudgeon Extension, Sheringham Shoal Extension, North Falls, Five Estuaries, Rampion 2 and Dogger Bank D could all benefit from this. Image: Thomas G. (Pixabay).
November 13, 2023

The Crown Estate plans to unlock 4GW of offshore wind capacity

The Crown Estate unveiled plans on Thursday (9 November) to unlock up to 4GW of offshore wind capacity across the UK.
UK policy must incentivise investment in the UK hydrogen economy. Image: Roman (Pixabay).
November 2, 2023

Setting competitive auctions too soon could make hydrogen ‘economically unviable’

Trade association RenewableUK has signalled that setting competitive auctions too soon could make hydrogen “economically unviable”.
Awel y Môr, Dudgeon Extension, Sheringham Shoal Extension, North Falls, Five Estuaries, Rampion 2 and Dogger Bank D could all benefit from this. Image: Thomas G. (Pixabay).
October 5, 2023

Global floating offshore wind pipeline increases to 244GW

RenewableUK has revealed that the global floating offshore wind pipeline has increased by 32% from 185GW in 2022 to 244GW this year.
Scottish onshore wind deal a ‘blueprint’ to rest of UK. Image: Patrick Finnegan.
September 22, 2023

Scottish onshore wind deal a ‘blueprint’ to rest of UK

An agreement signed by the Scottish government aims to halve the planning time for onshore wind developments to 12 months in the country.
UK wind turbines. Image: Adobe Stock
September 8, 2023

No offshore wind granted funding as CfD AR5 limps to just 3.7GW capacity

The flagship renewable power auction, known as Contracts for Difference, has published the results of its Auction Round 5 (AR5), revealing that just 3.7GW of projects have been awarded funding.
Dan McGrail, RenewableUK chief executive. Image: RenewableUK
August 25, 2023

Trade associations warn against ‘radical’ changes to energy market

The trade associations RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables and Solar Energy UK have warned that a radical shift in UK energy market design would increase the cost of electricity.
64% of people support development of new grid infrastructure, says RenewableUK. Image: Pxhere.
August 7, 2023

64% of people support development of new grid infrastructure – RenewableUK

According to new research released by RenewableUK today (7 August), 64% of the GB population support the development of new grid infrastructure.

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