The UK's Crown Estate has opened a fresh round of leasing for the rights to develop 7 GW of offshore wind. The first stage of the Round 4 leasing process began with the issuance of a pre-qualification questionnaire on the organisation's eTendering Portal, which will be followed by invitations to tender between February and June 2020. In total, there are currently over 100 applicants from across Europe, North America and Asia who have been invited to submit their proposals in order to secure the right to build up to 10 new wind farms off
The UK's Crown Estate has opened a fresh round of leasing for the rights to develop 7 GW of offshore wind. The first stage of the Round 4 leasing process began with the issuance of a pre-qualification questionnaire on the organisation's eTendering Portal, which will be followed by invitations to tender between February and June 2020. Plan-Level Habitats Regulations assessments will then take place between autumn 2020 and summer 2021, with successful bidders being agreed in autumn 2021.