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For years, offshore wind development has involved balancing development investment against bid competitiveness. As project timelines extend and uncertainty grows, that balance feels increasingly difficult to strike. Our latest carousel explores why 👇 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7486458031791087616

Have offshore wind business cases become overly optimistic? Is that really the problem? Or are business cases simply being asked to predict an increasingly uncertain future? The reality is probably somewhere in the middle. Over the last few years, the industry has faced a series of shocks that few would have predicted. Inflation has surged, interest rates have risen sharply, supply chains are under unprecedented pressure and financing costs have increased. As a result, assump

What do the changes to the CfD framework for Allocation Round 8 tell us about the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s direction of travel? In this short video, Nexo Advisory founder Dr Adrian de Andres breaks down four key changes to the framework and what, together, they could mean for developers and auction outcomes. Watch below to find out more… https://www.linkedin.com/posts/what-do-the-changes-to-the-cfd-framework-ugcPost-7480739458405982209-Wx0Y/?utm_source=sh

Following the announcement of the Allocation Round 8 framework last week, we've been reflecting on how developers can think about pricing risk into a CfD bid when uncertainty itself has become one of the biggest project risks. Pricing a CfD bid has always required judgement as much as precision. Traditionally, the focus has been on developing the strongest possible view of project costs, energy yield and delivery timelines. That remains essential, but the conversation has evo