How can the UK secure its offshore wind future?
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.
Will offshore wind deliver on its promise?
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.
What has the UK to gain from participation in the North Sea alliance?
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.
What can the UK learn from other auction processes for offshore wind?
Here we look at the offshore wind auction processes in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands and ask what we can learn from them.
Should we give up on OFTO to achieve the Government’s target of 50GW of offshore wind by 2030?
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.
Is growth in network capacity impacting our ability to deliver our offshore wind ambitions?
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.
Introducing our Offshore Wind for 2050 series - it’s all about coordination.
Complete Strategy publishes a new series on the future of Offshore Wind in the UK.