Floating Offshore Wind in WalesÂ
Floating offshore wind is an emerging technology with the potential to harness higher wind speeds and therefore generate more energy than conventional, fixed-bottom offshore wind.
The Celtic Sea surrounding Wales and South West England has been identified as a major development opportunity for this technology due to its high average wind speeds in deep waters.
The Crown Estate, which owns the seabed out to twelve nautical miles from the coast, is running leasing rounds for up to 4GW of floating offshore wind generation in the Celtic Sea by 2035. It has estimated there is scope for a further 20GW in future leasing rounds
The Celtic Sea, Floating Wind and Hydrogen
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