EDF Renewables partners with DP Energy to develop 1 GW floating wind project in UK

EDF Renewables has signed a joint venture partnership with international renewable project developer DP Energy, to generate up to 1 GW of low carbon green energy in the Celtic Sea. The project is known as Gwynt Glas’ floating offshore wind project and will likely be installed in English and Welsh waters.

Work including identification of a refined area of search and detailed constraint studies for the proposed location of the project is already underway. An area of interest encompassing some 1,500 km2 has been identified, approximately 70 km from the shore, with initial remote aerial surveys for marine mammals and birds taking place since Spring 2021.

The project team will be consulting with key stakeholders and interested parties in the coming weeks to refine the proposed site location.

Once operational the project will have the capacity to provide power for approximately 927,400 homes.