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In 2017, the installed capacity of offshore wind power in Europe increased by 25% year-on-year by 3.
1 GW, bringing the cumulative installed offshore wind capacity in Europe to 15.
8 GW
.
WindEurope, the region's trade body representing the wind industry, announced on Tuesday that it completed construction of 13 new offshore wind farms in 2017, including the world's first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland, adding a cumulative 3.
1 GW and increasing the region's total offshore wind capacity by 25% to 15.
8 GW
.
Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, said: "The 25% growth in one year is staggering
.
Offshore wind is now a major component of
Europe's power system.
Moreover, the cost of offshore wind power has fallen rapidly, and the cost of investing in offshore wind power today is no longer higher than that of conventional power generation
.
This shows that Europe is ready for a higher renewable energy target by 2030 – 35% is easily achievable
.
Not only that, but floating offshore wind farms are also coming online
.
”
It is reported that the average wind turbine size in 2017 was 5.
9 MW, an increase of 23% over the average size in 2016, helping to push the average wind farm size to 493 MW, an increase of 34%.
Technological innovations have brought turbine prices down, even in the case of increased turbine power, allowing developers to increase turbines and project size
without increasing costs.
Europe also currently has 11 projects already under construction, which will add 2.
9 GW and one transmission project, and the total European offshore wind capacity may reach 25 GW
by 2020.
"We will see further growth in 2018 and 2019," Dickson added, "but the long-term outlook for offshore wind is unclear
.
" Few countries have defined plans
for installation beyond 2030.
The current situation is that offshore wind is completely affordable and is getting cheaper; With the increase in capacity, offshore wind has become one of the stable sources of electricity, which is 'Made in Europe', supporting employment, industry and exports
.
”
In 2017, the installed capacity of offshore wind power in Europe increased by 25% year-on-year by 3.
1 GW, bringing the cumulative installed offshore wind capacity in Europe to 15.
8 GW
.
WindEurope, the region's trade body representing the wind industry, announced on Tuesday that it completed construction of 13 new offshore wind farms in 2017, including the world's first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland, adding a cumulative 3.
1 GW and increasing the region's total offshore wind capacity by 25% to 15.
8 GW
.
Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope, said: "The 25% growth in one year is staggering
.
Offshore wind is now a major component of
Europe's power system.
Moreover, the cost of offshore wind power has fallen rapidly, and the cost of investing in offshore wind power today is no longer higher than that of conventional power generation
.
This shows that Europe is ready for a higher renewable energy target by 2030 – 35% is easily achievable
.
Not only that, but floating offshore wind farms are also coming online
.
”
It is reported that the average wind turbine size in 2017 was 5.
9 MW, an increase of 23% over the average size in 2016, helping to push the average wind farm size to 493 MW, an increase of 34%.
Technological innovations have brought turbine prices down, even in the case of increased turbine power, allowing developers to increase turbines and project size
without increasing costs.
Europe also currently has 11 projects already under construction, which will add 2.
9 GW and one transmission project, and the total European offshore wind capacity may reach 25 GW
by 2020.
"We will see further growth in 2018 and 2019," Dickson added, "but the long-term outlook for offshore wind is unclear
.
" Few countries have defined plans
for installation beyond 2030.
The current situation is that offshore wind is completely affordable and is getting cheaper; With the increase in capacity, offshore wind has become one of the stable sources of electricity, which is 'Made in Europe', supporting employment, industry and exports
.
”
