Future Developments in the South West

Preliminary studies have been carried out to map the potential areas for future offshore energy development around South West England are available below.

These show that there is considerable potential for commercial generation of power. These are not definitive maps as much will depend upon the suitability and viability of different technologies to operate in these areas and the need for a full understanding of the environmental, social and economic impacts.

Nevertheless these studies provide a useful indication of the areas that could be suitable for development and as technologies start to mature there will be a need for The Crown Estate to initiate a process to allocate areas of seabed for development.

Below are links to various background studies:

• 2004 January – Seapower South West Review
• 2004 January – Seapower South West Review Appendix A
• 2004 January – Seapower South West Review Appendix B
• 2004 January – Seapower South West Review Appendix C1
• 2004 January – Seapower South West Review Appendix C2
• 2008 February – Development of Wave Energy in the South West
• 2010 October – Offshore Renewables Resource Assessment and Development Report (Please note this document is 6MB)