Crown Estate works on design of 300 MW floating wind project in the Celtic Sea

The Crown Estate is commencing work to design and deliver a new leasing opportunity for early commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea.

The leasing process will focus on projects of up to 300 MW in scale - up to 3 times larger than any rights previously awarded to floating wind in the UK - demonstrating a new frontier for the sector and an important step towards the Government’s ambition to deliver 1 GW of floating wind by 2030.

Alongside its work to design this early commercial-scale floating wind leasing opportunity, The Crown Estate will also explore how best to support pre-commercial, smaller projects that will continue to be an important part of developing new technologies for a range of seabed conditions and locations.