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Head of Policy @stevenagnew.bsky.social comments on the announcement by the Government and Great British Energy of the Local Power Plan which will help communities to develop their own renewable energy projects in our latest press release ⚡️🏠👇

🗺️ The map below shows the locations of the successful onshore wind projects awarded contracts in AR7. 🔹 Total awarded onshore wind capacity: [1,306 MW] 🔹 Number of successful projects: [28] 🔹 Strike price: £72.24/MWh (2024 prices)

🚨 UK AR7 Onshore Wind Results Are In 🚨 The results of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 (AR7) mark an important step forward for onshore wind in the UK, reinforcing its role as one of the fastest-to-deploy and lowest-cost sources of new generation.

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This morning, 28 onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1,306MW were awarded a CfDs in Allocation Round 7 at a strike price of £72.24 per (MWh). Onshore wind is much more cost-effective for billpayers than new generation from gas at £147/MWh and new nuclear power at £124/MWh ⚡ 📉

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

RenewableUK's Director of Delivery Scott Young FIEP comments on the Government’s announcement of reforms to the Clean Industry Bonus which will create a pooled skills fund supported by the UK wind industry, and the introduction of a Fair Work Charter in our latest press release below:

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Join the RenewableUK, @renewableni.bsky.social and EnergyPulse team @windpowerdave.bsky.social, Bethany Kilmartin, Samin Hoque, Laoiseach Scullion, Celestia G, Juliet Shrimpton and Madeleine Clarke for day 2 at stand D15 👋

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Day 2 of Offshore Wind Conference 2026 kicked off with an opening address from Colin Palmer Director of Offshore Wind and a video address from UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks discussing the record breaking AR7 auction round and what are the next steps for the sector 🗣️

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The RenewableUK team celebrated Scottish style last night at the prestigious Scottish Renewables Burn's Supper in the stunning Kelvin Hall Art Gallery with keeper of the Haggis RenewableUK Board member Susie Lind 🍸

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Join the RenewableUK, RenewableNI and EnergyPulse team David Stewart, Bethany Kilmartin, Samin Hoque, Laoiseach Scullion, Celestia G, Juliet Shrimpton and Madeleine Clarke for day 2 tomorrow at stand D15 to find out more as we count down to our own events calendar for 2026 👇

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We heard key speeches from Scottish Renewables Chief Executive Claire Mack OBE and @gillianamartin.bsky.social Cabinet Secretary Climate Action and Energy at The Scottish Government about issues facing the industry, from cross party certainty for the sector ahead of the Scottish elections this year.

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

RenewableUK kicked off the first conference of the year in a windy Glasgow for Scottish Renewables Offshore Wind Conference 2026 meeting with members and key stakeholders from the sector in Scotland, 📅

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This morning the Energy Secretary signed a historic clean energy security pact between the UK Government and other European countries, known as the Hamburg Declaration, which will deliver major new offshore wind projects in shared waters✍ www.gov.uk/government/n...

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

RUK has welcomed the news, which will drive electrification through incentives for households to install cheap, clean technologies such as solar panels and heat pumps⚡ Read the thoughts of our Executive Director of Policy and Engagement, Ana Musat, below 👇

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

𝟴.𝟰𝟰 𝗚𝗪 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝟳, 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ~£𝟮𝟱.𝟮𝗯𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗫 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 – 2 projects, 𝟭𝟵𝟮.𝟱 𝗠𝗪, 216.49 £/MWh (2024) Erebus (100 MW), Pentland (92.5 MW)

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Adam Morrison, Industry Co-Chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council and OW Ocean Winds UK Country Manager alongside Andrew Elmes, Supply Chain Vice-Chair of OWIC and Head of Government Affairs for Siemens Energy comment on the results of Allocation Round 7 announced by the Government today 👇

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 In the latest Government-backed auction for vital new clean power projects (AR7), the UK has secured a record amount of new offshore wind capacity of 8.4 GW⚡ 💪

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

RenewableUK's London offices will be closed from Monday 22 December until Monday 5 January 📅 We would like to to thank our members for your support throughout 2025, a year of amazing achievements outlined in our 2025 annual review: 👉 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Annual clean power auctions, known as Allocation Rounds, are the primary way the Government unlocks investment in new offshore & onshore wind, solar & tidal energy projects. Successful projects are awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to generate clean power www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🏠 Read RenewableUK's Head of Policy @stevenagnew.bsky.social comments on the Royal Assent of the Planning and Infrastructure Act by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in our latest press release below 👇

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

RenewableUK's Head of Offshore Wind Celestia Godbehere comments on today’s announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the launch of a Marine Recovery Fund, to enable more widespread measures to be taken to protect biodiversity in our latest press release below 👇

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The team took home the 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐃𝐈 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, celebrating all the work we do to promote diversity and inclusion in the renewable energy sector 👨‍🏭 👩‍🏭 Our Chief Operating Officer Garth Halliday also won the 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 for his leadership in the industry ⭐

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🏆THREE YEARS IN A ROW! 🤩 We are ecstatic to announce for the third year in a row our dream RenewableUK events team have won at the ABPCO Excellence Awards 🥳

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) is delighted to announce that Melissa Read, Head of UK Offshore Wind at Equinor UK , and Andrew Elmes, Head of Government Affairs UK & Ireland at Seimens Energy , have been appointed OWIC Vice-Chairs by Government Co-Chair of OWIC @michaelshanksmp.co.uk 👏

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂 Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry!

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

✨It was fantastic to see so many of our members in one room — reconnecting, sharing insights, and sparking vital conversations on how we move forward in the year ahead.

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🥂Christmas Connect simply wouldn’t be the same without sponsors like you who share our commitment to building a stronger, more connected energy community.

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

📢 A huge thank you to our Event Sponsor, Kent for supporting this year’s Christmas Connect!🎄 Your support has helped us bring the industry together to celebrate another year of progress, collaboration and innovation.

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

𝐆𝐁 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper comments on the publication of Great British Energy's first Strategic Plan in our latest press release below 👇 📰 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

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Thank you to our Event Sponsors: The Carbon Trust, Nadara, Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Vårgrønn 🤝 We hope to see you all again next year for a packed programme of events for 2026 📅 👉https://www.renewableuk.com/events/

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Following the afternoon coaching session, delegates then had leadership Q&A session lead by RenewableUK's Head of Offshore Wind Celestia G, Stephen Bul, CEO of Vårgrønn, Finley Becks-Phelps, Head of Development UK, Nadara, Susie Lind, Partner at CMS UK and Chris Fox, Head of Policy, Equinor 🗣️

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Steve Holliday and David Buggie, Co- Directors at Lacerta Consulting Services Ltd lead an interactive session exploring ideas's in leadership and change alongside and RenewableUK Shadow Board members Josh Roebuck, Helen Craven and Umberto Bizzaro 👏

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We remain energised to represent you and advocate for the right environment to deliver a renewable future, and look forward to the new year with determination to deliver ‘Mission: Possible’ 🌍 📑 Access our full annual review 2025 below: 👉 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

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We would like to thank every one of our members for their support, as we look to 2026 with a profound sense of our industry’s unity, optimism and collective vision ⚡

It sets out the external factors we see in play, opportunities to respond, and the role your trade association should take in this evolving landscape. 📈

This collective view of the priorities, behaviours and opportunities that will shape our work as a sector has been used to inform the design of this year's annual review 📅

Earlier this year, at our RenewableUK Annual Strategy Day, our Executive Leadership Team, management team, Board, Strategic Partners and key stakeholders came together to align on our shared ambitions for the year ahead. 💪

Last night we were delighted to unveil our annual review for 2025 as part of our Christmas Connect event at St Ermin's Hotel London, sponsored by Kent 🍸 🎄 📰 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

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Megan Smith, Director, Offshore Wind, The Carbon Trust, before a keynote speech from Juergen Maier , Chair of Great British Energy 🗣️ #RUKFL25 #Leadership #Mentoring #RenewableEnergy #London

Laura Fleming, Country Managing Director at Hitachi Energy and RenewableUK Board Chair and Ana Musat, Executive Director for Policy and Engagement introduce the first session alongside Hugh Kelly, Co-Founder and CEO Simply Blue Group , Mairi Dudley Development Project Director, Hornsea 4, Orsted.

RenewableUK's Executive Director for Commercial Elizabeth Conboy welcomes our future leaders of the industry and thanks sponsors Nadara, OrstedUK, SimplyBlueGroup and Vårgrønn 👏

RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

RenewableUK kicks off our last event of the year, Future Leaders 2025 #RUKFL25📅 Supported by the RenewableUK Shadow Board, and kindly hosted by The Carbon Trust, we are delivering an intimate programme of panels, keynotes and workshop to help develop and nurture aspiring future leaders 🧑‍💼 👩‍💼

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𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐔𝐊 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐱 Read the thoughts of RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves budget announcements in our press release 👇 📰 www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

A new British wind energy generation record announced today by @neso-energy.bsky.social of 22,711 megawatts at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11 November, which provided enough power to meet the needs of over 22 million homes and generated 43.6% of the nation’s overall electricity demand at that time ⚡ 🏡 📈

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RenewableUK @renewableuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

RenewableUK is urging the Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves to take a series of key measures to help billpayers and stimulate industrial growth in the clean energy sector in her Autumn Budget statement on 26th November 💼

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Minister Shanks then joined Deputy CEO Jane Cooper in a walk around tour of the exhibition hall to meet delegates and sponsors.

During his address, the Minister reflected on the scale of opportunity ahead and the crucial role that floating offshore wind will play in delivering clean, secure power for the UK.

Our special guest speaker at day two of Floating Offshore Wind 2025, co-hosted with Scottish Renewables was @michaelshanksmp.co.uk MP, Minister of State for Energy, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.