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The UK’s leading renewable energy trade association. We're building a future energy system powered by clean electricity: better for consumers & the environment.

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Annual clean power auctions, known as Allocation Rounds, are the primary way the Government unlocks investment in new offshore & onshore wind, solar & tidal energy projects. Successful projects are awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to generate clean power

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As @renewableuk.bsky.social look on to 2026 and the all-important AR7 auction in January with our final blog of the year, a deep dive explaining CfDs and Allocation Rounds in "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐟𝐃𝐬? by Nick Hibberd and Sam Sheppard 🔍

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December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
RenewableUK's London offices will be closed from Monday 22 December until Monday 5 January 📅

We would like to to thank our members for your support throughout 2025, a year of amazing achievements outlined in our 2025 annual review:

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December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Annual clean power auctions, known as Allocation Rounds, are the primary way the Government unlocks investment in new offshore & onshore wind, solar & tidal energy projects. Successful projects are awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to generate clean power

www.renewableuk.com/news-and-res...
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🏠 Read RenewableUK's Head of Policy @stevenagnew.bsky.social comments on the Royal Assent of the Planning and Infrastructure Act by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in our latest press release below 👇
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In a joint op-ed in BusinessGreen, Marine Minister at DEFRA Emma Hardy and RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper highlight the importance of the launch of the Marine Recovery Fund, which sets out the groundbreaking measures the offshore wind industry is taking to protect biodiversity in our seas 👇
Our Marine Recovery Fund will achieve for nature what sceptics deny
The UK's new Marine Recovery Fund proves we can build a clean power future without turning our back on the natural world, according to Marine Minister Emma Hardy and RenewableUK's Jane Cooper
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December 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
RenewableUK's Head of Offshore Wind Celestia Godbehere comments on today’s announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the launch of a Marine Recovery Fund, to enable more widespread measures to be taken to protect biodiversity in our latest press release below 👇
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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⚡𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽?

Driving 500 miles across Wales in the EV Rally, we explored how ready the country is for an electric future.

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Wales Is Going Electric — Can Our Grid Keep Up?
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December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Wishing the Jewish community a happy hanukkah 2025 ✡️🕎 #hanukkah2025
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🏆THREE YEARS IN A ROW! 🤩

We are ecstatic to announce for the third year in a row our dream RenewableUK events team have won at the ABPCO Excellence Awards 🥳
December 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To celebrate 25 years of offshore wind in the UK, read our latest blog from @rukcymru.bsky.social newest recruit, Alex Atkinson who also turns 25 this month on a generation of offshore, happy 25th birthday to offshore wind and Alex! 👏 🥳
Huge thanks to Alex Atkinson for this brilliant blog post on what it feels like to turn 25, just like offshore wind! 👏

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Turning 25 with offshore wind – the view from Wales
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December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) is delighted to announce that Melissa Read, Head of UK Offshore Wind at Equinor UK , and Andrew Elmes, Head of Government Affairs UK & Ireland at Seimens Energy , have been appointed OWIC Vice-Chairs by Government Co-Chair of OWIC @michaelshanksmp.co.uk 👏
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Today we submitted an evidence-led position paper to Welsh Government calling for a more nuanced, science-based approach to peatland policy in Wales.
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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2️⃣5️⃣ years since the 1st 🇬🇧 commercial wind farm

What has wind energy ever done for the UK, which contains the windiest nation in Europe?

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December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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UK's first offshore wind farm marks milestone

The first turbines were erected at the site in Blyth, Northumberland, in December 2000, with the sector having since become the second largest power source in the country after gas.
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Blyth offshore wind farm marks 25-year milestone
Energy Minister Michael Shanks visits the Blyth site, which was built in 2000.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Happy 25th birthday to offshore wind! 🎂

In the time since Shrek one came out at the cinema and Independent Women by Destiny's Child was number one, the UK's offshore wind industry has grown to become the biggest source of clean power, providing over 34% of all renewable electricity in 2024,
Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂

Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry!
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂

Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry!
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Last night we were delighted to unveil our annual review for 2025 as part of our Christmas Connect event at St Ermin's Hotel London, sponsored by Kent 🍸 🎄

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December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Earlier this year, at our RenewableUK Annual Strategy Day, our Executive Leadership Team, management team, Board, Strategic Partners and key stakeholders came together to align on our shared ambitions for the year ahead. 💪
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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This collective view of the priorities, behaviours and opportunities that will shape our work as a sector has been used to inform the design of this year's annual review 📅
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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It sets out the external factors we see in play, opportunities to respond, and the role your trade association should take in this evolving landscape. 📈
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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We would like to thank every one of our members for their support, as we look to 2026 with a profound sense of our industry’s unity, optimism and collective vision ⚡
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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We remain energised to represent you and advocate for the right environment to deliver a renewable future, and look forward to the new year with determination to deliver ‘Mission: Possible’ 🌍

📑 Access our full annual review 2025 below:

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December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
📢 A huge thank you to our Event Sponsor, Kent for supporting this year’s Christmas Connect!🎄

Your support has helped us bring the industry together to celebrate another year of progress, collaboration and innovation.
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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A new report from Aurora Energy Research, commissioned by RWE ahead of the upcoming AR7 CfD auction shows that billpayers will be better off as long as Government agrees contracts for offshore wind at £94 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐖𝐡 or less 📉
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December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
𝐆𝐁 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

RenewableUK's Deputy CEO Jane Cooper comments on the publication of Great British Energy's first Strategic Plan in our latest press release below 👇

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December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM