The Crown Estate

📢 Thrilled to announce we’ve funded five new projects through our Offshore Wind Evidence and Change programme that will support the nation’s path towards a #NetZero and energy-secure future, whilst enabling our marine and coastal ecosystems to thrive. These initiatives are led by the Offshore Wind Industry Council, Scottish Government's Marine Directorate, Historic England, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult with support from numerous public, private and charitable organisations. The projects will aim to: 🔹 fill critical evidence gaps around the impacts of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystems, 🔹 advance solutions to reduce those impacts, 🔹 enhance access to #MarineData and 🔹 explore the opportunity for co-location of #fisheries and #OffshoreWind farms. Congratulations to our partners that will be leading on these vital projects. Your collaboration is key to driving sustainable change. Find out more about each project below 👇 and through this link to our website: https://lnkd.in/eYK84QWR

Windsor Great Park Adventure Play is to be awarded the Themed Entertainment Association’s prestigious THEA Awards, one of the greatest honours in the themed visitor experience industry🎉 From giant acorns and tricky puzzles to treehouses and suspended walkways, our concept for the Adventure Play was to offer families experiences that reflect the unique heritage and environment of the Windsor Estate, and to bring children closer to nature while providing multi-sensory play for all levels of abilities and confidence. Since opening in July 2023 we have welcomed over 130,000 visitors. The impressive playground was sustainably built to the highest standards using traditional skills and timber from within the estate. A massive thank you our designer and builder CAP.CO - Creating Adventurous Places Ltd., and to Themed Entertainment Association for their recognition! #WindsorGreatPark #experience #nature #play

🌍 The Crown Estate x Blue Earth Summit 2024 🌍 We’re excited to share key moments from Blue Earth Summit 2024, powered by The Crown Estate's sponsorship and commitment to nature recovery. At the Summit, The Crown Estate unveiled their Nature Recovery Ambition, a bold framework for enhancing biodiversity, restoring ecosystems, and advancing solutions for a low-carbon future. Their leadership in sustainable land and marine management, alongside community connection initiatives, is setting a new standard for environmental stewardship. From urban biodiversity corridors and seagrass restoration to regenerative farming and offshore wind, The Crown Estate is turning ambition into real-world impact. Watch the full video, produced by the incredible Bull & Wolf | B Corp team, to see how The Crown Estate ignited critical conversations around sustainability, resilience, and climate action at Blue Earth Summit. Will Kirkpatrick | Deborah Clark | Anna Swaithes | Jasmen Sze | Richard Ellwood | Fiona Mannion | Dan Labbad | Rachel Considine | Gus Jaspert | Caroline Price | Bill Eyres | Libby Gibbons | Joe Turnbull | Chris Smith | Felix Black | Tyler Jack Cross #BlueEarthSummit #TheCrownEstate #NatureRecovery

Our Chief Executive, Dan Labbad, recently sat down with The Conduit’s Paul van Zyl for an interview in their latest newsletter.    The Conduit is a cross-sector network focussed on social impact. Paul and Dan discussed the role of business in having a positive lasting legacy and how at The Crown Estate we’re seeking to play our part across our diverse portfolio. Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/eNCS2Y_E

Our Head of Nature & Environment for Marine, Caroline Price, was recently a guest on edie's "Sustainability Uncovered" podcast where she discussed how The Crown Estate balances increasing demands on the seabed across a range of sectors, including offshore wind, with protecting the marine environment🐬. You can listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/eX-hYBN8 #Sustainability #Marine #Nature #Energy

“We look to use our standing to serve the nation and think about what are some of the biggest needs, and clearly science, technology and innovation is a key sector.” Read The Times article on our latest announcement around the exciting future for Cambridge Business Park. https://lnkd.in/e-bMzJMj. #Cambridge #science #technology #innovation

Cambridge Business Park is set to take a role in supporting the UK’s science, innovation and technology ambitions!   We have proposed a regeneration project with a potential Gross Development Value of £1.5bn that will see Cambridge Business Park provide a variety of office and lab spaces for starts-ups and established business, alongside a residential, leisure and cultural offer for the wider community. It will contribute to a new innovation ecosystem in Northeast #Cambridge. Initial proposals for the transformation of Cambridge Business Park will be shared as part of public consultation, due to commence later this month.  Working with government and our partners, we intend to contribute to the UK’s #science, #technology and #innovation sectors’ success on the global stage. Redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park is the latest step on this journey, alongside our recent partnership with Great British Energy to accelerate development of renewable energy, and with Pioneer Gorup and Oxford Science Enterprise to deliver a new life sciences, technology and innovation space in the heart of Oxford. Find out more here https://lnkd.in/eZv3SmAB

Last week, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult published an insightful report setting out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting within the UK’s offshore wind sector! Identifying opportunities for timely interventions to de-risk consent, and recognising the opportunities that technology can bring, are welcome. These are important in driving forward our world-leading sector and creating the world’s most attractive and sustainable marine economy!

We’re delighted our Chief Executive, Dan Labbad, was awarded CEO of the Year at Building Magazine's #BuildingAwards 2024 on Tuesday night.   The award represents the culmination of all the hard work from everyone we work with at The Crown Estate, and across the supply chain and delivery partners in the building sector.   We are committed to continue driving this important industry forward for the benefits of the nation. 

Great to see progress in action through Cefas’s Floating Offshore Wind Environmental Response to Stressors (FLOWERS) project which is funded through our Offshore Wind Evidence and Change programme. FLOWERS is gathering critical data to help stakeholders involved in offshore wind developments better assess the impacts of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from subsea cables on the marine environment. As Tim Pick, the UK’s offshore wind champion, has previously emphasised, data gaps are a major factor in consenting delays. That’s why OWEC’s work is so essential. Through projects like FLOWERS and our other Cefas-led OWEC projects, we’re building a robust evidence base to ensure sectors aren’t planned in isolation and in way that supports a thriving marine environment alongside vital industries such as fishing and offshore wind. Two additional Cefas-led projects that are driving progress are the Nature Inclusive Cable Enhancement (NICE) project, which aims to better understand the ecological impact of 'standard' subsea cable protection technologies versus newer, more nature-friendly alternatives. We’re also advancing Fisheries Sensitivity Mapping and Displacement Modelling (FiSMaDiM), a project with key industry partners to map fishing activity and understand how offshore wind farms might impact fisheries. Learn more about our investment in OWEC here: https://lnkd.in/euG-mpBk