With the fifth round of the contracts for difference scheme providing no offshore wind projects, the final blog in our series explores what changes need to be made to get the UK back on top in offshore wind.

With rising international competition and extensive incentive schemes from other governments, more needs to be done to help the UK maximise the benefits from the offshore wind industry.

PR24 will not be business as usual for companies, or for Ofwat. You can read below our thoughts on the key challenges Ofwat will have to manage in reaching its determination.

The UK’s transition to a greener more sustainable future is underway and offshore wind is set to play a pivotal role in the government’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Offshore wind power’s reliability puts it in a prime position to be a key player in keeping climate change 'well below 2°C', as was pledged at COP26.

But not everyone is convinced. Some critics label offshore wind as a 'cheap facelift' in the fight against climate change. In our latest post from our offshore wind series, we reflect on the net carbon impact of offshore wind assets and discuss its role in addressing climate change.

Complete Strategy is partnering with Nesta and Energy Systems Catapult to explore options for the future of the GB energy retail market.

The UK has joined forces with the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) to accelerate the development of renewable energy and grid infrastructure. We review the approaches taken by different countries and comment on Ofgem’s latest consultation on multi-purpose interconnectors and non-standard interconnectors.

Here we look at the offshore wind auction processes in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands and ask what we can learn from them.

“On the 10th of May 2023, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero published its long-awaited 32-page open consultation on the ‘Strategy and Policy Statement for energy policy in Great Britain’. Here we summarise this key update to GB Policy.

We consider whether the OFTO regime is fit-for-purpose to support the growth of offshore wind. We review the strengths and weaknesses of the current regime and assess the merits of potential alternatives, the ownership and operation of connection assets either by incumbent transmission operators or generators. We then propose ideas to enhance the OFTO regime by better-supporting coordination and increasing competition.

In the first of our articles on the future of offshore wind in Great Britain we explore the essential role of the onshore transmission #network to enable the growth of #offshorewind generation, current capacity limitations and review the initiatives taken by the industry to increase network capacity and propose additional ideas.

Complete Strategy publishes a new series on the future of Offshore Wind in the UK.

Complete Strategy considers how to build trust with regulators.

Having had the opportunity to review the full suite of documents, we think Ofwat should be applauded for stretching the boundaries of regulatory thinking.