5.6 GW of global offshore wind capacity was installed in HY1 2023 / China continues to grow albeit at a slower pace with 2.2 GW of new capacity / 63.2 GW of offshore wind capacity were in operation by the end of HY1 2023 / Westwood Global Energy provides a global offshore wind outlook for this report
9.4 GW of global offshore wind capacity was installed in 2022 / China alone installed 6.8 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2022 / 57.6 GW of offshore wind capacity were in operation worldwide by the end of 2022 / BloombergNEF provides a global offshore wind forecast for this year’s report
WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee (FOWC) releases its fourth publication / FOWC’s O&M Subcommittee creates a high-level classification of onsite floating wind heavy maintenance concept types under development / While the base case for floating wind maintenance is tow-to-port, it may not be feasible for certain commercial-scale floating wind farms in the future / This white paper aims to provide a foundational understanding of floating wind O&M trends, challenges, and solutions amidst rapid industry activity, and with that inform the decision processes of key stakeholders in the field
6.8 GW of global offshore wind capacity was installed in HY1 2022 / China alone installed 5.1 GW of new offshore wind capacity in HY1 2022 / 54.9 GW of offshore wind capacity were in operation worldwide by end of June 2022 / 11.9 GW of offshore wind capacity are currently under construction worldwide
WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee (FOWC) releases its third publication / FOWC’s Mooring Subcommittee provides an overview of floating offshore wind mooring system integrity management concepts, risks and mitigation strategies / A robust mooring integrity management philosophy is essential for securing finance and insurance overage / An independent, anonymised reporting system to share integrity management data would benefit the entire industry
A record 15.7 GW of global offshore wind capacity was installed in 2021 / China alone installed 12.7 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2021 / 48.2 GW of offshore wind capacity were in operation worldwide by the end of 2021 / Global offshore wind capacity grew by nearly 50% compared to 2020 / 17 GW of offshore wind capacity are currently under construction worldwide
WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee (FOWC) releases its second publication FOWC’s O&M Subcommittee pooled together practical insights on the challenges and opportunities of four major maintenance concepts for floating offshore wind While offsite approaches are perceived as more feasible in the short-term, onsite approaches are expected to handle commercial-scale projects Commercial-scale floating wind asks for further integration of O&M considerations early on into the design phase and project contracts
China overtakes Germany as the world’s second largest offshore wind market in terms of installed capacity / Global installed offshore wind capacity surpasses 34 GW / 1.6 GW of offshore wind installations added during first half of 2021 / 53% of entire global offshore wind capacity currently under construction in China
Global installed offshore wind capacity reaches almost 30 GW / 2.5 GW of offshore wind installations added during first half of 2020 / 57% of entire global offshore wind capacity currently under construction in China
5.2 GW of global offshore wind capacity installed during record year 2019 / 27 GW of global offshore wind capacity in operation by end of 2019 / 7 GW currently under construction worldwide, half of which is installed in China / 1 GW floating offshore wind development pipeline with large-scale projects planned in Asia
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