Floating wind at WindEnergy Hamburg

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According the recent DNV report ‘Floating Offshore Wind: The next five years’, floating wind gives access to abundant deep water wind resources and offers at least four times more sea space compared to turbines with bottom-fixed platforms.

The current global installed base is still small, with around 22 operational turbines (~0.15 GW), including three demonstration projects with 2x3 and 1x5 turbines, respectively. NV anticipates that the world’s floating wind capacity could reach a cumulative installed capacity of almost 2GW by 2025 through ongoing technology development and market expansion. They predict a rise to 15 % of total offshore wind generation by 2050 with a 264 GW total capacity installed by that year. Challenges The international... ... More: Official Press Release Hamburg Messe und Congress

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