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The capacity of offshore wind energy in Europe beatsrecord
Investments of offshore wind energy in Europe doubled in 2019, Europe connected 502 new offshore wind turbines to the grid through 10 projects. This contributed 3,627 MW of additional new (gross) capacity, according to a report issued by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Let us remember that within renewable, the offshore wind power is the one that takes advantage of the wind speed with the intention of obtaining energy based on somewind turbines at sea (See also types of marine energy), where the speed, as a general rule, is more constant and productive. (More in the article on the promising future of wind energy)
Europe now has a total installed offshore wind capacity of 22,072 MW from 5,047 grid-connected wind turbines in 12 countries
Four new offshore wind projects reached the final investment decision (FID) in four different countries during 2022, and their construction will begin in the next few years. € 6 billion was invested to finance 1.4 GW of additional capacity.
In the following graph we can clearly see the constant increase:
But… Who are the culprits of this situation? If we look from a global perspective on the following map(Global data from offshore wind energy 'farms - plants') we can see that something is happening on the coasts of northern Europe.
The keys:
- Europe installed a record 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2022. Belgium, the United Kingdom and Denmark set new national installation records
- Europe now has 22.1 GW of offshore wind capacity
- 6 billion euros of investments financed 1.4 GW of additional capacity in offshore wind in France, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom
- 10 offshore wind farms were connected to the grid and another 5 offshore wind farms began to be installed in 2022
- The average nominal capacity of the installed marine turbines was 7.8 MW, 1 MW more than in 2022
- All the results of the offshore wind auctions in 2022 ranged between € 40 / MWh and € 50 / MWh
- Hornsea One connected all its turbines to the grid, becoming the largest offshore wind farm in the world (1,218 MW)
The three leaders of Europe - Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands - They are still working on six more projects, whose connection to the grid should add another 15% of the offshore capacity for the Europe electrical system.
Year-over-year wind turbine orders are up 75%. It is definitely an inescapable sign that the industry is developing rapidly. Rapid growth in the marine sector was not just limited to Europe, the number of global platforms since 2015 is growing by a factor of four, double the previous record set in 2013. Unavoidably given the economy of China it is not so much, whose installation reached 29,000 MW, an increase of 40% over its previous record, almost as much as the rest of the world.
Benchmark report from European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
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