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The UK and Norway have penned a new Green Industrial Partnership this week to bolster renewables, specifically offshore wind, and grid development.

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has revealed the recipients of its £1.4 million Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP).

The UK government is consulting on how best to ensure the North Sea is centred in the clean energy transition.

The UK government has launched a Clean Industry Bonus, which it says will support clean energy manufacturing and skilled jobs in industrial areas.

Incoming US president Donald Trump has waded into the North Sea discussion, calling on the UK government to turn its back on offshore wind.

Shell will step back from offshore wind development and focus on offtake contracts, a Reuters report has said.

The UK and Scottish governments have made a deal that will see Great British Energy work with the Crown Estate Scotland and other public bodies, including the Enterprise Agencies and the Scottish National Investment Bank, to help develop and deliver supply chains and infrastructure.

The second reading of the Great British Energy Bill took place in the House of Commons this morning (5 September), marking the latest milestone for Labour’s flagship project.

French integrated energy and petroleum company, TotalEnergies, has launched a floating wind turbine that will supply renewable power to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.

Funding of £718,00 will enable the University of Aberdeen to carry out a study that aims to boost the resilience of coastal communities as they respond to current changes in energy production.