Dubbed Seastar, the venture is taking a three-pronged approach to accelerate build-out of developments in the North Sea at a levelised cost of energy (LCoE) below £100/MWh ($163/MWh) through cost reduction, knowledge management and offshore infrastructure construction.
The spark of conception for the new body – which has the mission statement of acting as an "offshore wind alliance of European excellence, strengthening regional cooperation between member states in partnership with European and national bodies and authorities" – was the work being done by the UK Crown Estate's Offshore Wind Programme Board.
"Underpinning
