Oceans of opportunity
Europe's offshore wind potential is enormous and able to meet Europe’s demand seven times over.
Offshore wind deployment is foreseen to expand dramatically in the years to come. This expansion is strongly driven by EU and national policies that aim to provide a much greater penetration of renewable energy sources.
Political certainty is key to move from a pioneering phase to large scale offshore wind development. The European Commission, by considering a 2030 renewable energy target as an intermediate target towards 2050, should provide the wind industry with the certainty it deserves.
Offshore wind deployment is foreseen to expand dramatically in the years to come. This expansion is strongly driven by EU and national policies that aim to provide a much greater penetration of renewable energy sources.
Political certainty is key to move from a pioneering phase to large scale offshore wind development. The European Commission, by considering a 2030 renewable energy target as an intermediate target towards 2050, should provide the wind industry with the certainty it deserves.
Huge developer interest
The European Commission anticipated, in its 2008 Communication on offshore wind energy (EC, 2008) that “offshore wind can and must make a substantial contribution to meeting the EU’s energy policy objectives through a very significant increase - in the order of 30-40 times by 2020 and 100 times by 2030 - in installed capacity compared to today.”
150 GW of offshore wind projects are already in various stages of planning.
A total of 1,503 offshore turbines are now installed and grid connected in European waters, bringing total installed capacity to 4,336MW, spread across 56 wind farms in ten European countries.
In the first six months of 2012, 132 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 523,2MW were fully grid connected (up 175MW or 50% compared to the same period last year). Overall 13 offshore wind farms were under construction during the period. Once completed, they will represent a total installed capacity of 3,762MW.
150 GW of offshore wind projects are already in various stages of planning.
A total of 1,503 offshore turbines are now installed and grid connected in European waters, bringing total installed capacity to 4,336MW, spread across 56 wind farms in ten European countries.
In the first six months of 2012, 132 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 523,2MW were fully grid connected (up 175MW or 50% compared to the same period last year). Overall 13 offshore wind farms were under construction during the period. Once completed, they will represent a total installed capacity of 3,762MW.
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