The Ocean, The Crown & The Hidden Story of Offshore Wind Energy!
In this episode of the Fully Charged SHOW Podcast, we dive into The Crown Estate’s pivotal role in the UK’s renewable energy transition. As custodians of the seabed surrounding England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, they’re powering 11 million homes with offshore wind energy.
Imogen explores how their latest initiatives, like the Marine Delivery Routemap, are tackling grid bottlenecks, speeding up consents, and finding harmony between environmental conservation and renewable expansion.
Gus Jaspert, Managing Director for Marine at The Crown Estate, breaks down the UK’s energy puzzle – from wrangling stakeholders like NESO and Ofgem to resolving spatial clashes with fisheries and shipping.
With a need for over 120GW by 2030 requiring a tripling of wind energy deployment, how will the race to net-zero electricity unfold? Tune in to find out!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:48 Ad break!
1:32 What is the Crown Estate?
3:08 Why is the UK so suited for wind energy?
4:39 Are we on the right track for net zero?
9:05 Who’s who?!
13:18 Coordination for Clean Power 2030
17:46 Five leasing rounds later…
23:32 Bringing Seabed to Market!
26:05 Floating wind?!
28:27 Upgrading turbines
32:38 Postcodes for the Seabed?!
36:06 Benefits of living near a turbine?!
39:37 Supply chain challenges?
42:17 Football manager of wind?!
44:00 Grid connection bottlenecks
46:19 Just one wish! 48:29 Thank you!
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