Future Offshore Wind Scenarios (Net Zero)
Project Overview:
Future Offshore Wind Scenarios (Net Zero)
Status: Complete
Start Date: February 2021
Lead Orgnaisation: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
This project provided the first illustrative framework for how the UK could deploy sufficient offshore wind to meet net zero by providing different illustrative spatial scenarios for offshore wind development out to 2050. These investigated the potential implications for future relative deployment costs and offshore wind technology choice, in interaction with the environment, other infrastructure, and marine industries such as shipping and fishing. This UK-wide project assessed the different geographical areas that could potentially accommodate future offshore wind projects up to 2050 and the different forms that development could take, for example using a fixed or floating wind farm design.
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Project Funders:
- The Crown Estate
- Crown Estate Scotland
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
Associated organisations:
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) (Lead Organisation)
- The Crown Estate
- Crown Estate Scotland
- Arup
- ABPmer
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
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To find out more about the Future Offshore Wind Scenarios (FOWS), visit the website here.
