Freeport welcomes TCE’s FLOW developers selection

Windfarm at sea

The Celtic Freeport welcomes the announcement from The Crown Estate (TCE), naming Equinor and Gwynt Glas as the lead developers for the next generation of floating offshore wind (FLOW) farms in the Celtic Sea. It follows TCE’s recent £400 million commitment to support UK supply chains and aligns with the Welsh Government’s multi-port strategy to deliver FLOW, developed through […]

Celtic Sea FLOW Shortlist

Floating offshore wind

The development of floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea has reached a major milestone, as The Crown Estate confirmed the final stage of its leasing round for three sites off the coasts of Wales and South West England.  This marks a significant step towards delivering up to 4.5GW of renewable energy – enough […]

LanzaTech’s Project Dragon Green Light 

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

LanzaTech has secured planning permission for Project Dragon, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility located in the proposed Port Talbot Tax Site. This plant will convert ethanol into approximately 100 million litres of SAF annually, meeting about 1% of the UK’s jet fuel demand and reducing lifecycle emissions by over 70%. The project is expected […]

Future Port Talbot

Computer-generated image of what a fully realised vision of the port at Port Talbot could look like. Note that the representations of the project will evolve as developer requirements and technology parameters become clearer

Associated British Ports (ABP) has unveiled the ‘Future Port Talbot’ initiative, aiming to transform the port into a central hub for floating offshore wind (FLOW) and green energy development. Supported by Celtic Freeport tax site status, the port’s natural deep-water harbour and development land make it ideal for this transformation, with plans for hydrogen production, […]