Significant new income streams unlocked by connecting landowners such as holiday parks with clean energy digital marketplace
The UK government’s lifting of the ban on onshore wind developments is offering landowners across the country the opportunity to generate significant and sustainable income streams, supported by a digital marketplace, transforming how wind projects are initiated and delivered.
The easing of planning restrictions forms part of wider government net zero and clean-energy initiatives, and comes in lock-step with the UK launch, earlier this year, of a digital platform that is accelerating the development of wind energy projects across Europe.
By streamlining the entire wind energy planning and project brokering process, Caeli’s Platform for Renewables not only connects landowners and developers in a transparent and competitive process, but also provides the potential to significantly increase a landowner’s traditional leasing rates, on completed projects.
“On a typical onshore wind development in the UK today, landowners would expect to receive between £5,000 to £8,000 per MW/year, depending on the site and contract,” explains Hans-Georg von Lewinski, Caeli’s head of international development.
“In Germany, we have been able to double those traditional leasing rates, and UK landowners have the same unlocked potential. A wind turbine with a tip height of 140-160m could quite comfortably generate in excess of 3-5 MW, so we can see huge potential income streams,” he adds.
Building on a strong track record working with landowners, land agents and developers across Germany and into Europe, Caeli is now well established in the UK as it delivers efficient, and commercially viable, wind projects.
“Too many projects lose momentum because developers are forced to spend time on side issues,” continues Mr von Lewinski. “We can put projects on the fast-track, bringing speed, reach and certainty to the market.
As an ‘onshore wind accelerator,’ Caeli works with farmers, landowners and other stakeholders, to identify sites for wind energy projects. This is achieved by matching project developers with pre-analysed and screened sites, through its Wind Energy Site Check.
Launched in the UK in September 2025, the Wind Energy Site Check provides landowners with instant insights into a site’s potential, with the results providing information on wind conditions, grid access, planning constraints and expected turbine yield.
This information can then be matched with qualified investors and developers in a transparent process that saves resources and increases project visibility.
The platform brings unprecedented transparency and efficiency to one of the most crucial bottlenecks in renewable energy development, access to suitable land.
“Our digital platform brings structure, speed and reliability to onshore wind development. The result of this is a stronger exposure for projects, shortening the wind development cycle and making transactions faster, more efficient and more profitable,” concludes Mr von Lewinski.
Caeli also supports landowners on planning, contractual terms, community benefits and co-operative projects.
