Floating Offshore Wind in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Oct 2022 Closed: 16 Oct 2023 Parliament page
The Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding two evidence session exploring floating offshore wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea, as the UK seeks to harness its renewable energy potential.
8 Recommendations
10 Conclusions
2 Reports
4 Oral sessions
4 Events
Activity timeline 12 events
26 May
2023
Report published
26 May
2023
Report published
8 Mar
2023
Report published
8 Mar
2023
Report published
19 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
19 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
8 Dec
2022
Oral evidence
8 Dec
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
23 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
23 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
26 Oct
2022
Oral evidence
26 Oct
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
19 Jan 2023
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Edward Sherriff · Welsh Government Julie James MS · Welsh Government
8 Dec 2022
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Julie James MS · Welsh Government
23 Nov 2022
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Dr Nicola Higgins · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
26 Oct 2022
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Dan McGrail · Renewable UK Gus Jaspert · The Crown Estate Henrik Pedersen · Associated British Ports Mike Scott · Blue Gem Wind Tim Pick · Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce Tim Stiven · The Crown Estate Tom Glover · RWE Tom Sawyer · Port of Milford Haven
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
9 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Second Report - Floating Offshore …
The UK Government should reform future Contracts for Difference auctions for floating offshore wind to...
The UK Government should reform future Contracts for Difference auctions for floating offshore wind to include enforceable local content requirements as a condition of the contract. These requirements should be designed to align with those in The Crown Estate’s upcoming … Read more
Government Response
The government is working with The Crown Estate to co-ordinate their future approach to supply chains, respecting that local content requirements are illegal under WTO trade rules. Government makes decisions about CfD auction design considering a wide range of evidence to carefully balance the need to maximise renewable deployment and to deliver value for money outcomes.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 8 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 1
Total 8 recs + 10 conclusions