Danish energy company Orsted has dropped its formal objection to the proposed 1.5GW Morgan offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, after reaching an undisclosed agreement with the project’s developers, a joint venture between JERA Nex, bp, and Germany’s EnBW.
According to recent permitting filings submitted to the UK Energy Secretary, the agreement prompted Orsted to withdraw concerns related to potential wake effects—the turbulence created by wind turbines that can reduce energy output at nearby projects.
Orsted had previously raised objections on the grounds that the Morgan project, part of the UK’s Round 4 offshore wind leasing, could negatively impact the performance of its own Irish Sea assets, including the Burbo Bank wind farm cluster.
The filings did not disclose the terms of the agreement, but noted that Orsted’s objection has now been formally withdrawn.
The move follows a condition applied earlier this year to the developers’ adjacent Mona project, which was granted planning consent with a requirement to submit a wake effects management plan.
In contrast, JERA Nex bp and EnBW now argue that the Morgan development consent order (DCO), if approved, should not require similar mitigation measures due to the resolution reached with Orsted.
The developers stated in their filing: “The agreement with Orsted means a wake effect management condition is not necessary for Morgan.”
Planning permission for the 1.5GW Mona project was granted earlier in 2025, with turbine layout and operational coordination subject to further approvals. The Morgan and Mona projects are located off the coast of north-west England and form part of the UK’s broader strategy to scale up offshore wind capacity to meet net-zero targets.
