The expert take

Read the expert take on the latest debates, topics and issues in sustainability, renewable energy, and the green transition.

11.06.2026

Offshore wind and the growing threat of disinformation

The battle for public trust is becoming just as important as the race to deploy new capacity.

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09.12.2025

25 Years of UK Offshore Wind: A Story of Pioneering Progress – and What Must Come Next

The first 25 years of UK offshore wind represent a remarkable industrial transformation but meeting the challenges of the next chapter is just as important, writes Ørsted’s UK Country Manager Benj Sykes.

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28.11.2025

The race is on

The offshore industry has a plan for how to deliver the 45,000 skilled jobs needed by 2030 to meet the UK Government’s clean energy targets. Here's what we're doing to support the development of the UK’s future energy workforce.

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12.06.2025

Offshore wind needs more innovation funding to match ambition

To harvest the full economic benefit of the UK’s offshore wind industry, Richard Crossick, Ørsted UK’s Head of Public Affairs, writes that we need to create an ecosystem of innovators here. 

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11.06.2025

Powering people

At Ørsted, we believe building green energy with both people and nature in mind is critical to the green energy transition. 

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11.11.2024

Turning biodiversity plans into action

The UK needs to lead the way on creating a regulatory framework that can deploy offshore wind to deliver clean power by 2030 whilst also improving the biodiversity. Here’s how we can do it. 

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21.06.2024

Offshore wind’s coming of age

How can the next Government unlock over £20bn in investments in the UK offshore wind industry? By matching investment with ambition, writes Duncan Clark, Ørsted's Head of Development, Europe

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18.06.2024

Harnessing innovation

To spark innovative ideas to speed up the green energy transition, we collaborate with organisations all over the world, writes Alex Louden, Senior Ventures & Open Innovation Specialist.

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12.06.2023

What do we need to build the green energy system of the future?

Collaborative, radical innovation is what’s needed to create a world that runs on green energy, writes Ørsted’s David Bould, Head of UK & IE Ventures & Open Innovation.

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06.06.2023

What lessons can the UK supply chain learn from marathon running?

Both require a structured regime, hard work, persistence, innovation and timing, writes Marc Adams, a Senior Supply Chain Development Manager for Ørsted in the UK.

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14.02.2023

Green energy solutions for the Isle of Man

Discover how we are developing offshore wind farm to truly support the Isle of Man Government’s net zero ambitions. 

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[Video] How do we build out green energy and tackle the biodiversity crisis?

Ørsted’s Benj Sykes discusses what it will take to move from words to action on halting and reversing biodiversity loss at the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15. 

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How to maximise benefits and create the best foundation for the future of offshore wind

Offshore leasing rounds need to incorporate multiple factors to truly unlock the potential of the green energy transition, writes Stine Andersen, Ørsted’s Celtic Sea Bid Developer. 

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12.02.2026

The Horizon Youth Zone: ‘A beacon of ambition’

The rejuvenation of Grimsby’s old maltings building in the centre of town for the new Horizon Youth Zone is both a celebration of the town’s heritage and an investment in its future, writes Senior Stakeholder Advisor Lauren Little. 

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What does it take to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm?

Patrick Harnett, UK Vice President and Programme Director, discusses what it took to achieve the Herculean task of building Hornsea 2 in the midst of a global pandemic.

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Offshore wind: At the nexus of solutions

Benj Sykes, UK Head of Environment, Consents & External Affairs, discusses the critical role offshore wind has to play in tackling climate change and biodiversity loss.  

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