Although Italy has the largest pipeline with 16 per cent of the global total (41.3 GW), most of these projects are at an early stage of development, according to RenewableUK, and the same applies to the US which is second with 13 per cent (35.3 GW).
The UK is third with 12 per cent (33.1 GW), followed by Spain at nine per cent (24.7 GW), and Sweden at seven per cent (18.2 GW).
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“It’s great to see the UK maintaining its position as a world leader in floating wind, but in an increasingly competitive global market the industry will now have to work even harder with the Government to ensure that we ramp up the amount of floating capacity we secure in each annual auction from now on to maintain our advantage”, said RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Dan McGrail , Co-Chair of the Floating Offshore Wind Taskforce.
“This will enable us to build up a world-class supply chain and achieve the economies of scale we need to drive down costs as fast as possible.”
In terms of other news coming from the floating offshore wind market, recently the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, WindFloat Atlantic, surpassed anticipated production figures, achieving a cumulative output of 320 GWh.
Connected to the grid by the end of 2019 and fully commissioned in 2020, the wind farm consists of three platforms, each supporting one 8.4 MW Vestas turbine, which are anchored with chains to the seabed and connected to the onshore substation in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo through a 20-kilometre cable.
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The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects
