This report commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry
Council (OWIC) Pathways to Growth programme and delivered by Aeos and Deloitte, comprehensively illustrates the policy and legislative barriers to consenting offshore wind in the UK.
The offshore wind industry provides the backbone of the UK’s future energy mix, and its success has put the UK as a global industry leader for more than a decade. Offshore wind is crucial for achieving net zero targets, addressing climate change through decarbonisation whilst protecting our marine ecosystems.
However, the complex policy and legislative landscape, combined with multiple pressures on our marine environment are making it increasingly difficult to consent and build offshore wind in the UK. It is therefore essential that an enabling “system architecture” for the deployment of offshore wind is created
