by Stephen Mills | Apr 17, 2025 | Blogs
The Crown Estate (TCE) has launched Round 2 of its Supply Chain Accelerator Fund. . In Accelerator Round 2, there’s £15 million on the table, with up to £1.5 million available per project. This is a significant opportunity for UK-based companies aiming to boost their...
by Stephen Mills | Apr 8, 2025 | Blogs
On 7 April, The Crown Estate announced that it had completed the ITT1 stage of the Celtic Sea Leasing Round (LR) 5. After many months of exploring socioeconomic benefits to the region, developers can finally start playing the numbers game for ITT2. While ScotWind...
by Stephen Mills | Jan 29, 2025 | Blogs
This year sees a watershed moment with Australia’s first offshore wind offtake auction from the Victoria Government. Much of the detail is still to be published but we do have clues from the state government’s offshore wind implementation plan, published in December...
by Stephen Mills | Aug 15, 2024 | Blogs
The Australian offshore wind industry is rapidly developing. There are a number of development zones that are being progressed. The map below shows how these are progressing from first announcement by the Federal Government through public consultation and to the point...
by Stephen Mills | Aug 14, 2024 | Blogs
Offshore wind attracts the scrutiny of governments, which are keen to maximise its economic benefits. Often governments want to see the creation of high-value jobs for offshore wind workers in disadvantaged regions by encouraging placing contracts with local...
by Stephen Mills | Jul 7, 2024 | Blogs
In designing an offshore wind auction, governments typically have a range of political goals in mind. In some cases, it is the lowest power prices or the best return for the exchequer. In other cases, governments wish to use the auction to achieve wider socioeconomic...
