Rystad Energy: Use of Jackets Will Rise in 2020

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The global offshore wind projects that are set to start-up this year will make 2020 the year with the highest ever use of steel jacket foundations for new developments, a trend led by the UK and that is here to stay, a recent analysis by energy knowledge house Rystad Energy showed.

A total of 258 turbines to be installed this year will have a jacket foundation, the most ever in a single year and representing about 20% of all offshore turbines to be commissioned globally, our latest data show. A British project, ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE, accounts for 102 turbines, all to be installed with jacket foundations. It is the sole European project that will start-up in 2020 and use this technology, yet the world’s largest ever in number of turbines... ... More: Official Press Release Rystad Energy

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