Offshore wind energy market size is anticipated to exceed USD 130 billion by 2023.
Offshore
wind energy market size is anticipated to exceed USD 130 billion by 2023.
Rising number of wind farms is expected to drive the market growth over the
forecast period.
Europe offshore wind energy
market is expected to dominate the global industry. The surge in the region can
be attributed to increasing government policies. The European Union is expected
to have set the electricity generation targets such as 35% from the renewable
and 12% from wind sources. The region is anticipated to install 40 GW of wing
energy generation system over forth coming years. As of 2013, the region was
estimated to produce 5 GW of this energy. In addition, the industry is likely
to add up 4.5 GW of production units annually over the next seven years.
Asia pacific offshore wind energy
market size is anticipated to witness significant growth from 2016 to 2023. The
region is expected to add up 1.5 GW of additional capacities annually and is
estimated to be valued over USD 5 billion by 2023. Major region involved for
the setup include China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Industry development is
also expected to drive offshore wind turbine market size.
Rising investments accompanied by
technological innovations are expected to escalate cost competitiveness along
with construction activities. This in turn is likely to drive industry growth
over the forecast period. Flourishing construction of turbines is projected to
move farms away from shore in order to resolve limited space issues near
coastlines as well as to deal with constrictive environmental laws. The
projects away from cost are likely to encourage high efficient turbine
manufacturing and also facilities in building bigger energy farms. This in turn
might lead to turbines getting bigger as well as more powerful which is
ultimately expected to fuel the project output capacity.
Bigger turbines are anticipated
to be more efficient in operation. The capital expenditure involved in
construction is likely to drop down by 6% over the forecast period. In
addition, maintenance as well as operational costs is anticipated to descend by
14%. However capacity factor is expected to increase by 12% over the several
upcoming years.
Proliferating installation of turbines is
anticipated to increase the need for sighting new offshore wind sights in
ever-deeper water areas. This in turn is likely to raise logistical issues for
turbine installation and might hamper the industry growth. Further, new water
vessels are being designed in order to set up offshore turbine systems
effectively and efficiently.
Advent of new technology is
expected to modify the turbine foundation design from monopole construction or
gravity-based to floating foundations or jacket-style ones. This in turn is
likely to benefit in dealing with increasing needs of reducing installation
time as well as high costs involved in project construction. Apart from the
challenges involved, the construction of offshore energy production setup is
likely to furnish massive growth potential over the several upcoming years.
North America is anticipated to
witness considerable growth owing to the increasing investments in offshore
wind energy industry. The region is expected to invest over 1.7 billion by 2023
and is likely to set up 500 MWs of energy production units annually over the
several upcoming years. U.S. offshore wind energy market is expected to dominate
demand.
These farms offer green energy
source and is a renewable source of energy hence its does not pollute the
environment and does not involve utilization of any now renewable sources for
energy production.
Farms are classified into two types namely
onshore and offshore wind farms. Onshore farms are majorly located on land
where as offshore the ones located in water bodies such as lakes and seas. The
components involved in both the variants are similar; the only difference that
differentiates one from the other is the tower arrangement that involves huge
single column structure for the water based turbines.
Key industry participants
accumulating significant offshore wind energy market share encapsulate Siemens,
Sinovel, Dong Energy, Nordex, Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica, Vestas, China
Ming Yang, Suzlon, Goldwind Science and Technology and GE among others.
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