08-05-2025
UK's Crown Estate Backs More Wind Turbines at Offshore Sites
King Charles III's Crown Estate has given the green light to developers to build higher-density wind farms on existing seabed leases as it seeks a quick, space-efficient way to bolster capacity.
The announcement from the Crown Estate, which owns the UK's seabed, means that seven projects including RWE AG's Rampion 2, as well as SSE Plc's and Equinor ASA's Dogger Bank D, will be able to boost capacity by 4.7 gigawatts. This comes as the UK seeks to increase its wind capacity from 15 gigawatts to about 50 gigawatts.
