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Legal, contractual, policy, financing, merger control, planning and environmental implications of Brexit for UK offshore wind projects

Published on: 28 November 2016

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The UK remains the global frontrunner in offshore wind, with 5GW already operating and a goal of 10GW of installed capacity by 2020. The scale of schemes is growing steadily, helping to capture significant economies of scale. For example, in February 2016 DONG Energy announced plans to proceed with construction of the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm (and expected to use Siemens 7MW turbines). The UK’s referendum decision to leave the EU has sent shockwaves through political and investment communities. Regarding offshore wind, ministers rapidly signalled after the vote their intention to maintain investment in clean energy, including offshore wind. For instance, on 29 June 2016 Amber Rudd, then Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, stressed the ongoing intention to bring forward more offshore wind, subject to further cost reductions (as before). However, as new ministers take office, industry is urging the newly constituted Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to restate the previous government’s policy. Despite the subsequent political uncertainty, BEIS has confirmed that the next Contract for Difference (CfD) allocation round has been confirmed by the department, as publicly indicated at the time...

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