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11 Jun 26 |
UK: New research offers a route to double the UK offshore wind workforce by 2030 through innovation With the rapid expansion of offshore wind on the horizon, a new report, ‘Workforce Foresighting for Offshore Wind 2030-2035’, from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, highlights ways in which the UK can increase the current offshore wind industry workforce from 40,000 people to between 75,000 and 94,000, which is vital for clean power to be achieved by 2030. |
11 Jun 26 |
UK: Public backs clean power to strengthen UK energy security A new report, commissioned by eleven leading energy trade bodies and published today, shows almost two-thirds (63%) of the public across the UK think clean power strengthens the UK’s security, which is held as a majority view across every political persuasion. |
11 Jun 26 |
UK: Serica Energy completes acquisition of assets from ONE-Dyas Further to its announcement on 30 September 2025, Serica Energy has announced that the acquisition from ONE-Dyas of a 10% interest in the Catcher Field and a 5.21% interest in the Golden Eagle Area Development ('GEAD'), has now completed. |
11 Jun 26 |
UK: High Court dismisses legal challenge against Woolley Solar Farm planning consent BOOM Power welcomes the High Court’s decision to dismiss a legal challenge brought against Wakefield Metropolitan District Council’s granting of planning consent for the Woolley Solar Farm, confirming the robustness of the original planning decision and the lawfulness of the Council’s process. |
10 Jun 26 |
UK: NESO and electricity networks issue offers to over half of energy projects needed by 2030 National Energy System Operator (NESO), together with Energy Networks Association (ENA) and network operators, has confirmed that more than half (58%) of connection offers for transmission and distribution projects in the <2030 pipeline have now been issued as of 10 June. |
10 Jun 26 |
UK: Pressure builds on UK government to greenlight Rosebank Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the arrival of the Rosebank FPSO vessel on site to the west of Shetland as pressure is mounting on the government to formally approve the development. The arrival of the PetroJarl Rosebank at the field marks a major milestone in the project, the largest undeveloped oil and gas field in the UK. |
09 Jun 26 |
UK: Spirit Energy, a Centrica business, has announced the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) Peak Cluster development has achieved a major milestone Spirit Energy, a Centrica business, has announced the Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) Peak Cluster development - the world’s largest cement decarbonisation project - has achieved a major milestone that brings the decarbonisation of 40 percent of the UK’s vital cement and lime industry a step closer, securing thousands of industrial jobs and contributing to the shift towards cleaner, more sustainable industry. |
09 Jun 26 |
UK: New report from Aurora Energy Research finds that increasing Scottish onshore wind deployment after 2030 could reduce energy system costs by £5bn A new independent report by leading energy market analysts Aurora Energy Research, commissioned by the Scottish Onshore Wind Developers Forum SOWDF has found that rebalancing a share of planned Scottish offshore wind towards Scottish onshore wind after 2030 would deliver a lower-cost energy system and accelerate progress towards energy security. |
09 Jun 26 |
UK: The Crown Estate to launch tender for Morgan offshore wind site in the Irish Sea The Crown Estate intends to launch a competitive tender process next month to bring the Morgan offshore wind site back to market, with a view to awarding it to a developer in late 2026. The site with the potential for up to 1.5GW in the Irish Sea was brought to market through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021 but development was discontinued in January 2026. |
