Reflections on AR7: a frustrating contradiction?

The UK Government introduced the Clean Industry Bonus (CIB) scheme for Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (AR) 7. The scheme offered a carrot and stick to ensure and encourage offshore wind developer investment that met certain criteria linked to local content, skills and environmental impact. The stick was a…

OEUK: UK needs 5GW of offshore wind every year to stay on track for government goals Wednesday 6 May The UK needs to deliver at least 5 gigawatts (GW) of new offshore wind every year if it is to meet the government’s clean power goals, according to a new report…

Understanding offshore wind workforce requirements in a new market Last year, I helped a deliver an interesting  project: Socioeconomic impacts and skills development for Indian offshore wind, with support from ClimateHub India Advisors. The work was both interesting and challenging and sparked some important reflections. Often people see realising economic…

On 26 March, The Crown Estate announced that Leasing Round 6 (LR6) would take place in 2027, with about 6.5 GW of fixed wind capacity off the coast of north east England. First, let’s place Leasing Round 6 in a historical context before looking at its interesting features and what…

Webinar introductiv privind dezvoltarea energiei eoliene offshore în România – luni, 9 martie Înregistrarea este disponibilă aici: https://vimeo.com/1171796059 Prezentările sunt disponibile aici: https://bvgassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BVGA-44901-Romania-offshore-wind-maritime-concession-perimeter-study-Introductory-webinar-r2.pdf Romanian Offshore Wind introduction webinar Monday 9 March A recording of this webinar is available here: https://vimeo.com/1171796059 The slides are available here: https://bvgassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BVGA-44901-Romania-offshore-wind-maritime-concession-perimeter-study-Introductory-webinar-r2.pdf

February 2026 Newsletter Our latest newsletter is now available. You can read about our work on the socio economics of offshore wind in India, how Scottish companies can compete in international offshore wind markets and a refresh to OWIC e-learning modules. There are also stories about UK’s Department for Energy…

Indian offshore wind presents a significant opportunity. With its wind resources and 7,900 km mainland coastline, India is ready to tap into its OSW potential. The Indian Government has a target of 37 GW of OSW licences to be auctioned by the end of 2030. A new study, Socioeconomic impacts…

This is the next instalment in my Investing in innovation series of blogs. When engaging with your potential customer base, it is essential to understand your potential customers as much as possible. Not just their needs and challenges (as you might establish from a VoC analysis), but their operational corporate…

After the major interruption of the end of year break, followed by the challenge of returning to a busy in-box (and inevitable inertia of the January restart), it was long overdue to get this little series of Investing in innovation blogs back on track. In the last blog before Christmas…

So, with 24 hrs to let the dust settle and a little reflection kick-in, what should we make of the AR7 results? It feels pretty unequivocal that we should be regarding the award of 8.4 GW of offshore wind in AR7 as a “good thing”. On the back of a…