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					</table><p>The <a href="https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crown Estate</a>, which manages land and the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, said it would lease the seabed for six offshore wind projects that could produce as much as 8 GW of renewable energy by the end of the decade, enough to power over seven million homes.</p>
<p>The company would receive an annual option fee from each project developer until they are ready to enter into a lease for the seabed site. The total commitment across all six projects is approximately £1 billion annually.</p>
<p>The lease agreement is for a maximum of ten years. Successful bidders have committed to at least three years of option payments before entering into the agreement. The option payments reduce as a project moves into a lease and cease when the entire capacity is granted.</p>
<p>Three of the six projects are located off the North Wales, Cumbria, and Lancashire coast, while the other three are in the North Sea off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast.</p>
<p>This decision adds to the UK&#8217;s net-zero energy transition and follows three previous leasing rounds by The Crown Estate.</p>
<p>Since the first leasing round in 2001, offshore wind has grown to become the largest source of renewable electricity in the UK, capable of powering about 41% of UK homes.</p>
<p>The Crown Estate has awarded rights for 41 GW of offshore wind capacity, with 12 GW already operational.</p>
<p>The Crown Estate is also working to identify and promote new technologies to help the UK meet its energy and sustainability goals.</p>
<p>They have invested £50 million in the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change program to gather information and support the growth of offshore wind.</p>
<p>The company has ambitious plans to deliver 4 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity in the Celtic Sea by 2035 and has identified the potential for an additional 20 GW by 2045.</p>
<p>The UK&#8217;s Energy Security Strategy aims to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/britain-new-energy-security-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">achieve</a> 50 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, which is more than enough to power every household in the UK. Of the total capacity, floating offshore wind projects of 5 GW capacity will be installed in the deep sea.</p>
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