Belfast Harbour and DONG Energy, a world leader in offshore wind farms, are combining to establish a new hub for the burgeoning offshore wind energy sector. As part of the project, Belfast Harbour is to fund and build a new £40m, 450m quay and 50-acre logistics space on the County Down side of the Harbour. … Read more
The Crown Estate, which owns the UK seabed out to the 12-nautical mile territorial limit and around half of the foreshore, has awarded an agreement for lease for the Inner Sound tidal project to MeyGen, a joint venture between Atlantis, International Power and Morgan Stanley. With a capacity of up to 400 MW, the project … Read more
The Crown Estate, which owns the seabed around the UK, has announced plans to offer further leases for wave and tidal energy projects in Scottish waters, in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize. It has also detailed its approach for companies to apply for demonstration project leases for sites around the UK. In Scotland, … Read more