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Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Asked by Tom HayesLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 63916

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 including sites off the Dorset coast.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Crown Estate aims to bring to market an additional 20-30GW of offshore wind leasing opportunity by 2030, to support the UK’s net zero and energy security ambitions. In September 2024, The Crown Estate published its Future of Offshore Wind report which identified regional areas of opportunity including the North East and the Celtic Sea. The Crown Estate has not yet identified which individual project sites will be bought to market in its next leasing round.

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