FEATURE: Offshore wind ‘back in the game’ after UK auction, but long road ahead to 2030

Offshore wind returned to the fray in the UK’s latest renewables auction after blanking in the last bidding round in 2023. But while nearly 5 GW of projects were awarded contracts Sept. 3, industry participants warned that a substantial gap in the pipeline still exists, with time running out to achieve a quadrupling of installed capacity by 2030. Allocation Round…Offshore wind returned to the fray in the UK’s latest renewables auction after blanking in the last bidding round in 2023. But while nearly 5 GW of projects were awarded contracts Sept. 3, industry participants warned that a substantial gap in the pipeline still exists, with time running out to achieve a quadrupling of installed capacity by 2030. Allocation Round…  Read More