Archived news

Our news items and media releases which are more than a year old can be found below.

Crown estate scotland confirms timings for scotwind leasing
14 May 2024
Scottish data integrated onto UK’s world-leading offshore data resource to help drive to net-zero
Following an agreement between The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, the Marine…
1.5MW AR1500 tidal turbine during deployment at MeyGen, 2017 Credit: SAE Renewables
09 May 2024
Crown Estate Scotland survey finds significant appetite to accelerate deployment of tidal and wave energy
An in-depth survey was carried out by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult on…
A shot taken partially submerged in the ocean, showing both the landscape and sky above the waterline and a range of seaweed below it
24 April 2024
Nine environmental community projects across Scotland share in £126,000 Crown Estate Scotland funding
Grants to help support a wide range of environmental improvement projects have been given…
A group of volunteers, holding litter picking equipment, are pictured on a beach in Orkney
22 April 2024
New effort to tackle marine litter around Scottish islands launches with Crown Estate Scotland support
Marine litter is a big issue for many island communities, who often find it difficult to…
People and the landscape in Iona, where the Iona Energy community owned energy company plans to install a ground source heat network to provide islanders with clean, green, sustainable energy.
12 April 2024
Big win for rural housing as eight community projects share in £300,000 funding
People in eight Scottish communities are celebrating after they were awarded grants by…
Stuart Graham, our Farming Tenant at Uppercleuch Farm, herds a flock of sheep from his quadbike
30 November 2023
Tenant feedback summaries
Crown Estate Scotland regularly seeks feedback from tenants on what we are doing well and…
wind farm
29 November 2023
Offshore Wind and CCS Colocation Forum commissions vital viability research
The Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum ("the Forum”),…
A line of offshore wind turbines can be seen stretched across the horizon at sea. Two support vessels can be seen sailing close to them.
28 November 2023
INTOG: Exclusivity Agreements signed for seven TOG offshore wind projects to help decarbonise the North Sea and support innovation
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that as part of the Innovation and Targeted Oil…
undersea rick
28 September 2023
Crown Estate Scotland joins Marine Data Exchange
Crown Estate Scotland and The Crown Estate have today announced a new…