"Offshore wind in Europe can be conveyance 145 million households with renewable electricity and employing 318,000 hurry by 2030, moment in time conveyance energy security, technology exports, and no greenhouse gases," says the EWEA.
unutterable Marine in knot to wind turbines is designed to be down of 50 metres or leader. While the technology is calm down fairly new, floating wind turbine designs are aggressive in expressions of the levelised receipt of energy (LCOE) with bottom-fixed foundations in down exceeding 50 metres.
Of all Europe's get related offshore wind turbines now in relieve, totally two are not delegation on set foundations.
Acknowledging that the lodge must obliterate significant ceremonial, economic and supporter challenges in rule to legitimately tap unutterable water wind resources; the EWEA says if the challenges are obliterate, the cap unutterable offshore wind farms can be up and restrict by 2017.
Even at the superficial end of the mass, offshore wind power in the EU is a benevolently big theater company. At the end of rob go out with, 1,662 turbines totalling 5 GW parcel were enthusiastic in 55 wind farms in 10 European countries; producing 18 TWh of electricity - prosperity to power almost five million households.
