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Foreword
Alastair Dutton
Chair of Global Offshore
Wind Task Force, GWEC
Another year has passed and GWEC
is proud to share with you its Global
Offshore Wind Report 2021.
At the end of 2020, we had a total of
35 GW of offshore wind across the
world, that is 14 times higher than
10 years ago. New capacity was
stable last year at 6.1 GW, roughly
equivalent to 2019. It’s good to note
that the COVID-19 pandemic did not
heavily impact the sector, though
there were delays in permitting and
some projects have taken longer to
install.
Offshore wind is a healthy sector with
a very promising future.
And that future is alive and well as
Europe expands, the US takes ight,
and particularly in Asia. Notably,
China is a substantial part of the
market throughout this decade
and beyond. This year China will
overtake the UK as having the largest
installed capacity. However, other
markets within the region are moving
from early stages to concerted
deployment. How countries in
the region work together will be
interesting to watch, and whether
the economies of scale and regional
cooperation that happened in Europe
will play out in Asia.
One dynamic we continue to see
around the world is the dramatic
fall in the Levelised Cost of Energy
(LCOE) from offshore wind. Prices
are becoming more and more
attractive for countries that have
the fundamentals for offshore wind
and are looking for a high-capacity
renewable energy to bridge fossil
fuels, solar PV, and onshore wind.
When talking with governments
around the world, low-cost, high-
quality, renewable energy is very
desirable, but it is the associated
benets which make it even more
attractive. The benets that I hear
most about are reducing imports
whilst tackling climate change; the
huge economic growth in terms
of investment; and the creation of
jobs that makes it compelling for
politicians.
A case in point is the United States,
where the Biden administration has
embraced offshore wind as part of
the green recovery, setting a target
of 30 GW by 2030. It is also great
to see the Vineyard Wind project
receive approvalof the construction
and operation of the rst large-scale,
US offshorewindproject, located off
Massachusetts.
Over the last year we have seen a
much wider appreciation of how
offshore wind can contribute at scale
in tackling climate change. One of
the drivers is the increasing number
of countries, cities, and companies
declaring a net zero commitment.
When they look at how they are
going to meet their commitments,
offshore wind features large in their
plans.
In the last year we’ve seen oating
wind move from concept to practical
reality. The size of these projects is
increasing, and fully commercial
scale projects can be expected
towards the end of this decade.
Next decade, we expect oating
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