“To get to a viable future, those of us living in industrialised, urbanised economies will have to completely reimagine our relationship with nature, unlearn many of our assumptions about the world and find new ways to live.” Our Chief Sustainability Officer, Anna Swaithes, spoke to Sustainability Magazine about the role of #nature in sustainability strategies and how she has embedded nature in her role. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e2zrHr77
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The Crown Estate is a significant national landowner with a diverse £16bn portfolio that includes urban centres and development opportunities; one of the largest rural holdings in the country; Regent Street and St James’s in London’s West End; and Windsor Great Park. We also manage the seabed and much of the coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, playing a major role in the UK’s world leading offshore wind sector. We are a unique business with a unique heritage. Set up by an Act of Parliament, and occupying a space between the public and private sector, we act independently and commercially to grow the value of the portfolio for the nation. We are a company for the country and all of our net revenue profit goes to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation’s finances. This has totalled more than £4bn over the last ten years. Through our activities and investments, we create national environmental, social and financial value both for now and into the long term.
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Some great insight from our Director of Linear Assets and New Energies, Tim Stiven, as he reflects on the importance of building partnerships to unlock the full potential of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. From creating new jobs and upskilling local communities, to fostering new business opportunities and increasing the understanding of the marine environment through surveys, it’s these collaborative partnerships that will ensure the lasting success of floating offshore wind.
Tim Stiven, The Crown Estate's Director of Linear Assets and New Energies, reflects on the need for partnerships across sectors and regions. And looks to the future with reference to TCE's recent investment through the Supply Chain Accelerator Fund. #FloatingOffshoreWind #CelticSea Our latest guest blog following Tim's presentation at the Celtic Sea FLOW 2024 Summit.
A Collective Opportunity: Tim Stiven reflects on the 2024 Celtic Sea FLOW Summit
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A great way to end the week in energy with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Clean Power Action Plan published today. Well done to Chris Stark and the team for their work to turbo-charge the new age of electricity and all the benefits that will bring for jobs, growth, security, and the environment. Systems level reform that enables a clear route to Clean Power by 2030 and beyond is exactly what's needed if we are to reach the nations collective ambitions for an energy secure transition. Our Marine Delivery Routemap is a key component to this delivery as we manage the demand on the seabed, providing visibility to the many sectors who use the seas, whilst recovering and enhancing our precious natural ecosystem. I look forward to working with key partners to deliver the Clean Power 2030 mission together. #energy #cleanpower #netzero
📣 Published today, our Clean Power Action Plan outlines how we're going to reach clean power by 2030. It's the most ambitious reform to our energy system in a generation and represents a new era of electricity planning, building and generation. Part of the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change, it focuses on getting more clean power into, and around our energy system. And outlines how we’re going to reform and speed up the way decisions are made about building and connecting our renewable energy projects to the grid. It will get us off the roller coaster of international fossil fuel markets - protecting consumers and businesses. It also sets out how we will deliver the generation and infrastructure to reach our goal - giving investors the confidence to invest, boosting supply chains and supporting new jobs. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eAQeEXvN
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❔ Did you know that Regent Street was the first street in central London to be adorned with Christmas lights back in 1954? We’ve been bringing festive cheer to visitors for 70 years now and have marked this special anniversary with an installation in St James’s Market showing the lights through the decades. This year, our iconic ‘Spirits’, inspired by the 1954 design, are back on display. Created in partnership with James Glancy Design Ltd, the hand-crafted angels are powered by LEDs and switched on in the early evening using a timer for a more sustainable display. You still have plenty of time to enjoy ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ as the displays will be up until 5th January so come and enjoy the festivities 🎄
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This week we co-hosted the post-COP Event with The Wildlife Trusts Trust on "How can UK business lead in delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework?” to examine the UK’s progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework and explore how businesses can help accelerate delivery of these goals, working alongside government and civil society. You can access the premiere of the event on The Wildlife Trust’s YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/e8c5RC57
Tonight at 7pm marks the premiere of our event "How can UK business lead in delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework?" In the wake of COP16 and COP29, for the UK to achieve real action on the Global Biodiversity Framework and addressing the climate crisis, businesses must drive progress toward critical biodiversity targets, such as restoring 30% of land for nature by 2030. At this exclusive post-COPs event, co-hosted with The Crown Estate, The Wildlife Trusts’ CEO Craig Bennett leads an expert panel examining the UK's progress and exploring how businesses can step up to deliver these goals in partnership with government and civil society. You can watch the premiere over on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/e8c5RC57 We want to give a huge thanks to everyone involved including: Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts Anna Swaithes, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Crown Estate Toby Perkins MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Khadija Ali, LBG Group Director, Sustainability & Responsible Business Kathryn Brown OBE, Director of Climate Change and Evidence, The Wildlife Trusts David Croft, Group Head of Sustainability, Reckitt Laura Spiers, Head of Social Impact & ESG, RSA Insurance Group Ben Stone, Group Head of Environmental Sustainability, Kier Group Lamé Verre, Sustainability Director for Net Zero at The Crown Estate Find out more about how The Wildlife Trusts work with businesses: https://lnkd.in/e4uSUrKa For more information from The Crown Estate: https://lnkd.in/e96sq9NX
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As demands on our marine space grow, safeguarding the health and resilience of our ecosystems has never been more important. We’re proud to support the MaRePo+ project through our Offshore Wind Evidence and Change programme. The project advances understanding of where England’s most threatened marine habitats, like kelp and native oyster beds, can be restored. These efforts complement our broader work through the Whole of Seabed Programme which brings together the best available evidence across all marine and coastal activities, enabling us to identify prime areas of opportunity to deliver for biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. Collaboration is key to unlocking these opportunities, and we’re committed to working with partners across government, industry, and NGOs to deliver a net zero and nature-positive future.
We’re continuing our work to understand where some of England’s most threatened marine habitats can be restored! 🌊 Through our Marine Restoration Potential (MaRePo+) partnership project, we’ve published updated maps showing if and where there is potential to restore declining marine habitats and also benefit the threatened species they support. The updates include refined restoration potential models and adding in constraints mapping to show where restoration would not be possible. Habitats include kelp beds, native oyster beds, horse mussel beds and sea pen and burrowing mega-fauna communities. Co-funded by DEFRA, Natural England and The Crown Estate Offshore Wind and Evidence and Change (OWEC) Programme, this project will boost our understanding of these important habitats and give us evidence to support the government’s wider work on Marine Spatial Prioritisation and Offshore Wind Enabling Actions (OWEAP). Thanks to our partners Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Crown Estate, Environment Agency, JNCC and Cefas Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dTjC_wZF
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Congratulations to the many people and organisations involved over a number of years in reaching this exciting moment. This is a ground-breaking project and represents a significant stage in the development of a sector vital to the delivery of the UK’s net zero targets. Net Zero Teesside #CCS
Greenlight for Teesside CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure ✅ Today we are giving the green light to proceed to the execution phase of the CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure that will serve three initial carbon capture projects on Teesside: NZT Power, H2Teesside and Teesside Hydrogen CO2 Capture. - We expect to commence construction from the middle of 2025 with start-up expected in 2028🛠️ - The infrastructure will transport and permanently store up to an initial 4 million tonnes of CO2 per year. 🏭 - Built alongside NZT Power by nine leading EPC contractors across eight contract packages with a combined value of around £4bn 💷 - Future expansion of the East Coast Cluster across Teesside and the Humber could enable the transportation and permanent storage of up to an average of around 23 million tonnes of CO2 per year from future selected carbon capture projects - helping the East Coast Cluster create and support an average of 25,000 jobs per year. 🗓️ Read the full story here ➡️https://lnkd.in/eMVcGANW
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What a brilliant day at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult's UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight event in London! Gus Jaspert, our Managing Director for Marine, joined a panel this morning alongside RenewableUK, Crown Estate Scotland and the Offshore Wind Industry Council, chaired by Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Chair Tim Pick MBE, to discuss the progress of the Industrial Growth Plan since its launch in April and the next steps we all need to take. Gus announced The Crown Estate’s funding for 13 organisations through the initial round of the Supply Chain Accelerator and this afternoon Duncan Ayling, our Senior Supply Chain and Regions Manager, introduced the successful organisations who’ll be sharing nearly £5m to kick-start projects and boost the UK’s offshore wind sector. Thanks to everyone who attended the events and spoke with us at our stand, and to Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and OWGP for organising a brilliant conference! #OffshoreWind #SupplyChain #Funding Blue Abyss Global | Celtic Sea Power | Gabriel Engineering Ltd. (Jason Simeon)| HR Wallingford | Hutchinson | Marine Power Systems Ltd | Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of Colleges | Nerth Ltd | Pembrokeshire College | Plaswire Limited | Plymouth and South Devon Freeport | TARDRA | Tugdock
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💡 Increasing the capacity and capability of our domestic offshore wind supply chain will be crucial in delivering the UK’s #CleanEnergy transition. Today, we’re announcing that 13 successful organisations are set to share nearly £5m in #funding from The Crown Estate through the initial round of our Supply Chain Accelerator, which launched in May. This funding will help kick-start important projects in the #OffshoreWind #SupplyChain, ranging from those enabling floating wind platform and anchoring and mooring systems, to those supporting the #skills transition. Our match funding will contribute to a combined development #investment of over £9m which, if the opportunities successfully conclude their respective development stages, could lead to more than £400m of capital investment. Read more in the press release below, including who the successful organisations are, and keep an eye on our channels in the coming weeks where we’ll be sharing more details on the projects! https://lnkd.in/eYvSuAay Blue Abyss Global | Celtic Sea Power | Gabriel Engineering Ltd. (Jason Simeon) | HR Wallingford | Hutchinson | Marine Power Systems Ltd | Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of Colleges | Nerth Ltd | Pembrokeshire College | Plaswire Limited | Plymouth and South Devon Freeport | TARDRA | Tugdock
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⭐ Congratulations to the legendary class of 2024! ⭐ Emmie Bowlt Linn Wiberg Ellena Consadine Alice Parker Dylan Moses Rhys Bowen Don Harty Ed Kirby Kiera Green This week we held our annual Marine Internships Celebration Event, where our interns and Programme partners, colleagues and friends, joined us from far and wide to celebrate the success of the interns, and to hear about the incredible activities, projects and stakeholder engagement they have participated in, since joining us over the last 6 months. It’s hard to put into words HOW brilliant they were – now experts in the their chosen subjects – from natural capital and valuing ecosystem services, to kittiwakes, nature inclusive design and more, I cannot recommend them enough to any future employer lucky enough to have them. A huge thanks to our Programme partners and special thanks to our new friends and colleagues in North Wales – it’s been such a joy to have you on board! The Crown EstateNORTH WALES WILDLIFE TRUST Menter Môn Ltd M-SParc Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Cumbria Wildlife Trust Natural England Ørsted Adonis Blue Environmental Kent Wildlife Trust Canterbury City Council Vattenfall Georgia de Jong Cleyndert Sherece Louise Kesner (MSc)Tammy Marie Smalley Beth Churn Harry Cale Tom Brady Felicity Le Page Jennifer Love Conor Hinchcliffe Nia Hâf Jones Reece Halstead Fiona Parry Debbie jones Sarah Wren John Mitchell Isabelle Hastie Jayshree P. Olivia Thomas Rebecca Williams The value and impact of our marine internships is clear – we see it in our day-to-day, with our alumni holding roles at key marine organisations, driving us towards a more biodiverse, net zero future. 🎉 Thanks for all the fun – its been such a joy to lead on the internships this year with my colleagues across TCE 🎉 Looking forward to working with you all in the near future! 🤝 For more information about the Marine Internship Programmes funded by The Crown Estate, follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/gS5BXZur
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