The annual Global Offshore Wind Report, published by the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO), provides an overview of global offshore wind development. Among other important developments, 2019 was the first-ever year to see the addition of over 5 Gigawatt of offshore capacity.
WFO_Global-Offshore-Wind-Report-2019.pdfDeutsche WindGuard has published a factsheet detailing offshore wind energy development in Germany over the course of 2019.
Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development_Year 2019.pdfAt their meeting on 4th December 2019, the members of the North Seas Enery Cooperation agreed on a new work programme.
north-seas-energy-cooperation-work-programme.pdfThe study 'Boosting offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea' by WindEurope shows potential for offshore wind expansion in the Baltic Sea. According to the study, offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 85 gigawatts could be installed in the Baltic Sea region by 2050. This would be a considerable contribution to the decarbonisation target of the European Union. In order to make the expansion possible, the authors of the study recommend rapid and comprehensive political measures on the part of the countries bordering the Baltic Sea.
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Within the framework of the project, the current testing and demonstration needs in the industry are to be determined first. The next step is to identify the rights and obligations of the individual participants. A further challenge is the selection of an operator or an operator consortium for the later operation of the test field. As in the alpha ventus test field, accompanying research will also take place in the new test field in cooperation with industry and research institutions.
Fact Sheet Nat-Off Englisch.pdfIn the first half of 2019, 42 offshore wind turbine generators (OWT) with a total installed capacity of 252 MW fed into the grid for the first time in Germany. The total resulting 1,351 operational OWT have a cumulative installed capacity of 6,658 MW as of June 30, 2019.
Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development_First Half of 2019.pdfAccording to the latest figures published by Deutsche WindGuard, 1,305 offshore wind turbines with a total output of 6,382 MW (megawatts) fed into the grid in 2018. In this period, 136 new turbines with an output of 969 MW were connected to the grid. This confirms the forecast made last year by the industry associations. In addition, 276 MW were fully installed but have not yet fed into the grid. Furthermore, a capacity of 966 MW is currently under construction. The final investment decision has been made for another 112 MW. The legally permitted expansion of 7.7 GW (gigawatts) by 2020 will therefore probably be achieved as planned.
Status of Offshore Wind Energy Development_Year 2018.pdfAccording to an analysis of Deutsche WindGuard, a total of 1,169 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 5,387 MW were connected to the grid on 31 December 2017. Following the figures from AG Energiebilanzen, offshore wind turbines increased their power generation to 18.3 terawatt hours in 2017. That is almost 50 percent more than in 2016 (12.3 terawatt hours).
Factsheet_Status_Offshore Wind Energy Development in Germany_2017.pdfAndreas Wagner, Managing Director at the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, on the current status and the future prospects of offshore wind energy in Germany.
The presentation was held at the 16th Wind Integration Workshop in Berlin.
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