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AR7 renewables auction delivers record solar and onshore wind capacity

Energy Voice 10 Feb 2026
UK government awards record 14.7 GW of renewable energy capacity in AR7 CfD round ....
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Welsh government hopes AR7 will provide ‘clarity and certainty’ for developers

Energy Voice 10 Feb 2026
The largest number of Welsh projects found success through the latest UK government contracts for difference (CfD) auction ....
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UK misses deadline to announce AR7 onshore and tidal winners

Energy Voice 09 Feb 2026
NESO was set to announce the successful projects between 6 and 9 February ....
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‘Timing is critical’: UK has five years to secure the energy supply chain, regulator warns

Energy Voice 04 Feb 2026
The North Sea has a plan, now it needs to ensure there is work to attract young people who worry ‘there’s nothing for me in Aberdeen....
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Stormy January pushes UK wind output to record high, displacing gas

Energy Voice 03 Feb 2026
January storms lifted UK wind output to a record level, displacing gas generation ....
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SNP warn UK’s grid is broken after West of Orkney stalls

Energy Voice 21 Jan 2026
Developers will stop investing in the project until transmission charging reform comes into play — which may not happen for years ....
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What next for CfDs and the allocation round process?

Energy Voice 20 Jan 2026
Are CfDs fit for purpose, or is it time for radical reform? ....
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UK clean power plans face growing political risk despite delivery progress, MPs told

Energy Voice 20 Jan 2026
Clean Power 2030 chief Chris Stark tells MPs political division, not delivery, now threatens UK net zero goals ....
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AR7 results: Success or expensive gamble? KPMG’s Wafa Jafri weighs in

Energy Voice 19 Jan 2026
With contracts signed, the focus shifts to delivery ....
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AR7 delivers much needed confidence in a pivotal year, now all eyes turn to AR8

Energy Voice 16 Jan 2026
While the UK is unlikely to meet its 2030 offshore wind targets, COWI says AR7 materially changes the outlook ....
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Badenoch: Labour is ‘tripling down’ on ‘deindustrialisation’

Energy Voice 16 Jan 2026
The Tory leader said Labour’s energy strategy is like saying. ‘let's ban the typewriters, and it will force people to go and get a PC’ ....
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UK CfD AR7 Results Signal New Realities for Offshore Wind Economics Ahead of AR8 — ...

Business Wire 15 Jan 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AR7--The UK government yesterday published the results of the ...
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Big boost for offshore wind as DESNZ announces CfD AR7 results (techUK Ltd)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
) techUK news and views 15 Jan 2026 Yesterday, the UK Government announced the offshore wind results for Allocation Round 7 (AR7), with 8.4GW ...
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