The Crown Estate’s latest UK Offshore Wind Report highlights a 93GW offshore wind pipeline across operational, planned and potential UK projects.
The report said offshore wind generated 52TWh in 2025, equivalent to 18% of total UK electricity, underlining its growing role in the energy mix.
It added that the pipeline spans fixed and floating capacity and reflects sustained market confidence, supported by 8.4GW secured in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 and 4.5GW of floating wind seabed rights in the Celtic Sea.
Offshore wind remains the UK’s leading source of renewable energy, the report notes, with 16.5GW of installed capacity from nearly 3000 turbines across 46 wind farms.
It highlights that construction activity has increased to 11.4GW, up from 7.8GW the previous year, including eight wind farms, 801 turbines and 11 substations.
Renewable energy accounted for 54% of UK electricity generation in 2025, up from 52% in 2024, driven by growth in offshore wind and solar.
Around 40,000 people are employed in the offshore wind sector, with this figure expected to rise to 94,000 by 2030.
In 2025, offshore wind displaced 20.8 million tonnes of CO2, supporting the UK’s transition to a lower-carbon energy system.
“In just 25 years, offshore wind has grown from an emerging technology into a core part of the UK’s energy mix,” said Julia Rose, head of offshore wind at The Crown Estate.
“Today, it is delivering clean energy for households, jobs within communities and contracts for businesses across the country, standing as one of the UK’s greatest industrial success stories in modern times.”