Welcome to The Crown Estate
Energy & Infrastructure
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SPARTA project to drive offshore wind cost reduction
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and The Crown Estate commit £850k to kick start performance data platform
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Calls for renewable energy trading proposals
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Understanding market interest in tidal range and lagoons
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Response to Government announcement on renewable energy
Energy news
- 29 January 2014 SPARTA project to drive offshore wind cost reduction
- 20 December 2013 Calls for renewable energy trading proposals
- 17 December 2013 Understanding market interest in tidal range and lagoons
- 13 December 2013 ScottishPower Renewables withdraw from Argyll Array site
What we do
Although our involvement in offshore renewable energy is most visible in the wind farms out to sea, progress on the wave and tidal projects is advancing rapidly. To add to this we are also involved in natural gas storage and the capture and storage of CO2.
- At a glance
- £39.1 millionrevenue from the Energy and infrastructure portfolio
- £564 millionproperty value of Energy and infrastructure portfolio
- More than £13 millionincome from cables and pipelines in 2012/13
- 3.3 GWof installed capacity is in production from projects
- 2 GWtotal potential capacity of the more than 40 sites for wave and tidal projects we have leased around the UK
- About 2.4 per centof electricity used in the UK comes from offshore wind farms and this continues to grow
Local focus
- 12 December 2013 DONG Energy acquires Race Bank project
- 21 November 2013 Offshore wind transmission study launched
- 07 November 2013 Offshore wind education website launched
- 06 November 2013 £3m joint industry programme to accelerate deployment of offshore wind programme
- 06 November 2013 Edinburgh pupils explore careers in green energy
- 05 November 2013 ORE Catapult and Crown Estate to cut offshore renewable costs
Our businesses
We support and partner developers as they work to harness the potential of wind, wave and tide through some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world. To this we add working with industry on carbon capture and natural gas storage beneath the seabed.
- Offshore wind energy
We are playing a major role in developing this industry in the UK. The five rounds of offshore wind have each increased in scale and technical complexity.
- Onshore renewables
Our energy programmes also include onshore projects on the rural estate.
- Carbon capture and storage
We are working with developers to identify how carbon storage beneath the seabed can help the UK meet its targets on carbon emissions.
- Natural gas storage
Fluctuations in supply and seasonal demand have created a need for natural gas storage in the UK.
- Wave and tidal
We are committed to working with industry and stakeholders to successfully exploit the UK's significant wave and tidal energy resources.
- Aggregates
We hold the rights to explore and utilise the natural resources of the UK continental shelf (excluding oil, gas and coal).
- Cables and pipelines
We have a range of processes in place to help cable and pipeline operators meet their business objectives.
- Minerals potash
The main focus of our mineral interests is on the extraction of marine aggregates such as sand and gravel.
Useful documents
- A guide to an offshore windfarm (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- MOU with the University of Highlands and Islands (PDF, 241 KB)
- Offshore wind operational report 2013 (PDF, 3.10 MB)
- Pentland Firth and Orkney waters Round 1 projects (PDF, 497 KB)
- Round 3 offshore wind site selection at national and project levels (PDF, 781 KB)
- The Crown Estate role in offshore renewable energy (PDF, 169 KB)
- Your career in offshore wind energy (PDF, 8.7 MB)
