Morecambe

The UK government has granted development consent for the shared transmission infrastructure serving the Morgan and Morecambe offshore wind farms. The approved scheme includes offshore and onshore export cables, landfall works, substations and grid-connection equipment, removing a major planning hurdle for the two Irish Sea projects.

The UK's eighth Contracts for Difference allocation round will use five technology pots, retain round-seven strike prices and require signed Gate 2 grid-connection agreements. ORE Catapult identified 20 eligible offshore-wind projects totalling 17.1 GW and highlighted separate support routes for solar, onshore wind, floating wind and emerging technologies.