Germany's Renewables Act stipulates that total
offshore wind power capacity grow to 6,500 MW by 2020 and to 15,000 MW by 2030.
The UK, which was the largest contributor in 2008 (in terms of cumulative
offshore wind power capacity), has nine new projects expected to reach completion by 2010.
The country accounts for over 40 per cent of the UK's onshore and
offshore wind power capacity.
At the end of June 2014, 7,343 MW of
offshore wind power capacity was providing power to Europe — spread across 73 wind farms (with a total of 2,304 turbines) in 11 countries, capable of producing 27 TWh of electricity.
Japan, with just 25 megawatts of
offshore wind power capacity, is developing a pilot 16 - megawatt floating wind farm project off the coast of Fukushima.
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The costs and technical obstacles rise in multiples when adding in the proposed massive expansion of
offshore wind capacity and how to get that highly variable source of
power where it is needed, when it is needed and as it is produced.
Germany's
offshore wind capacity more than doubled last year as investors warm up to the technology, helping Europe's largest economy in its ambitious push into renewable
power
The
offshore wind power potential in the U.S. is huge, totalling more than 4,000 gigawatts if fully developed — about four times today's total U.S. electric
power generating
capacity and enough electricity to
power about 800 million homes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Combining onshore and
offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar
power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400 GW
capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner.
In the European Union, renewables account for 80 % of new
capacity and
wind power becomes the leading source of electricity soon after 2030, due to strong growth both onshore and
offshore.
Combining onshore and
offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar
power and more recently turbine blades, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400 + gigawatt
capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner.
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wind capacity additions slowed slightly in 2017 to 52.57 GW as China, the US and Germany again powered ahead, and Europe, India and the offshore sector had record years, annual market statistics by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) s
wind capacity additions slowed slightly in 2017 to 52.57 GW as China, the US and Germany again
powered ahead, and Europe, India and the
offshore sector had record years, annual market statistics by the Global
Wind Energy Council (GWEC) s
Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show.
The country already leads the way in
offshore wind power, accounting for 40 % of the world's 12 gigawatts of installed
capacity.
Although still small compared with the roughly 300,000 megawatts of land - based
wind power,
offshore capacity is growing at close to 40 percent a year.
As part of a major project on improving environmental conditions in the Baltic Sea through regional coordination and
capacity - building, SEI Tallinn researchers examined possible trade - offs between marine protection — widely seen as a priority — and
offshore wind power development in Estonia.
Combining onshore and
offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar
power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400 GW
capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner.
With an
offshore wind carrying
capacity of roughly 3 - 5 megawatts per square kilometer, the Kitty Hawk area could represent about 1,500 - 2,500 megawatts of
wind power capacity.
CSP and
offshore wind had cumulative installed
capacity of just 5 GW and 13 GW respectively at the end of 2016, while the cost of electricity from recently commissioned projects for these technologies is higher than for other renewable
power generation technologies.
Over the next two years, the world's
offshore wind power installed
capacity is expected to reach more than 6,400 MW.
Government plans stipulate to triple the 2017
capacity by 2030 and the agency estimates that ultimately up to 15 percent of Germany's North Sea area could be needed for developing
offshore wind power.
«The latest auctions have shown that renewable
power can be produced
offshore without any additional funding,» Lies said, adding that Germany should increase its expansion goal for
offshore wind power to 20 gigawatts (GW) installed
capacity by 2030 (current goal: 15 GW).