Posted on December 8, 2025
The UK today marks 25 years since the Blyth offshore wind farm in Northumberland began generating clean power, launching an industry which has become one of the country’s biggest sources of renewable electricity.
The sector said offshore wind provided over 34% of renewable electricity in 2024 and produced a record 17% of total UK power last year.
Michael Shanks, minister for energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, said: “Twenty-five years after the first offshore wind turbines began to turn, Britain is once again leading the world in clean homegrown power. Offshore wind is at the heart of our 2030 mission – helping us reduce our dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets, lower bills for good, and support 100,000 jobs by 2030.”
