The Celtic Sea offers some of the best conditions for floating offshore
wind in Europe. Unlike traditional offshore wind farms, floating turbines are
situated in deeper waters, where they can harness stronger, more consistent
wind speeds.
The new port will unlock an initial 4.5GW of
floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea, enough to power 6.5m homes,
following last year’s successful seabed leasing round. ABP expect that, once completed, the new
port will support thousands of jobs and unlock over £500m ($665m) in investment
for Port Talbot. “From floating offshore wind in Port Talbot
to a new generation of small modular reactors at Wylfa – this government is
putting Wales at the heart of our clean energy superpower mission. With its
deep waters and strong winds, we are supporting Wales to storm ahead in
floating offshore wind,” said UK energy secretary Ed Miliband.