Source : Bearing Point, 2017
POTENTIAL OF FLOATING WIND
Globally, there is an ever increasing need for renewable energies within the energy mix to limit global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.
Offshore wind is now a main source of renewable energy.
- Exponential growth
- Main sources in the USA, Europe, and Asia
- Government incentives for conversion
Floating wind will allow to fully exploit this potential, with important development opportunities.
- Great potential: 80% of offshore wind accessible only with floating structures (CarbonTrust, 2015), representing the equivalent of 4,000 GW or 4,000 nuclear plants
- Strong perspectives: 12 GW could be installed by 2030 (Equinor, 2019), representing 24 projects of 50 floaters equipped with 10 MW wind turbines