INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
On 8 January 2010, the UK’s Crown Estate announced the successful bidders for the nine zones defined in the Round 3 offshore wind site tender. These players have been awarded development rights for a total combined capacity of up to 32.2 GW. The offshore wind capacity awarded in Round 3 could account for over 38% of the country’s current overall generation capacity, estimated to be 84 GW.
Successful bidders include players with experience in offshore and new entrants such as EDP Renovaveis and Siemens Project Ventures. Among the winners, four companies including Centrica, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), RWE, and Scottish Power captured nearly 50% of the capacity awarded and will develop the larger zones representing over 63% of the megawatts awarded.
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