EDF Energy greenlights Celtic Sea renewable project

EDF Renewables UK, a subsidiary of EDF Energy, has partnered with DP Energy to deliver up to 1 GW Gwynt Glas floating offshore wind project in the Celtic Sea between Wales and Cornwall.

EDF Renewables, one of the UK’s biggest renewable energy companies, has announced a joint venture partnership with international renewable project developer DP Energy, to generate up to 1GW of low carbon green energy in the Celtic Sea. The project is likely to span English and Welsh waters.

The floating offshore wind project called ‘Gwynt Glas’ will provide power for approximately 927,400 homes. This will contribute a significant part of the Crown Estate’s ambitions for 4GW of capacity in the Celtic Sea as announced in October 2021.

EDF Renewables UK Head of Offshore Wind Scott Sutherland said: “This is a great start to 2022 for us and we are very pleased to announce this partnership with DP Energy. We firmly believe Gwynt Glas will be a catalyst for further supply chain growth across the UK which is something we as a company are very supportive of.

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“We will use our experience in offshore wind to help bring opportunities for local, regional and national companies on this project and on others, such as our Blyth floating project and the two we are bidding for in the ScotWind process."

Simon De Pietro, CEO of DP Energy said: “With EDF Renewables UK we have found a strong ally to develop Gwynt Glas, who place a strong emphasis on capturing the regional supply chain and local community opportunity, alongside protecting our environment."

Work including identification of a refined area of search and detailed constraint studies for the proposed location of the project is already underway. The project team will be consulting with key stakeholders and interested parties in the coming weeks to refine the proposed site location.

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