{"id":132069,"date":"2024-07-01T07:58:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T04:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T04:58:25","slug":"france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race\/","title":{"rendered":"France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132069\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nCountries are developing the tech to produce wind power at even greater depths.\u00a0Offshore wind has become a staple of renewable energy production. But so far it has been mostly limited to shallow waters, restricting how many countries can take advantage of it. That could soon change thanks to floating wind. The technology consists of a turbine mounted on a buoyant substructure and anchored to the seabed with chains. This means it can be deployed in seas of 300 metres deep and more, compared to the more traditional system of mounting turbines on the seabed, which becomes uneconomical in depths of more than 60 metres. Because it allows wind production in deeper waters, the technology is expected to bring wind energy to new markets, including in the Mediterranean, and it is hoped that it will be fully commercial by the end of this decade.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Renewables surge: Green energy made up the majority of the EU\u2019s electricity in 2023<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n\u201cFloating offshore wind is a crucial player in the battle against climate change,\u201d says Lorenzo Palombi, global commercial and finance director of projects at German-based energy company BayWa r.e. \u201cIts unique ability to tap into markets incompatible with bottom-fixed technologies and unlock areas with higher wind potential positions it as a key solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Which countries have the most floating wind?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEurope is currently leading on floating wind, according tofigures from the Global Wind Energy Council. The region lost its title as the world\u2019s largest offshore wind market in 2022 with the US and China overtaking it in new additions. However, it still holds the top spot for floating, making up 79 per cent of new additions last year.Overall, it boasts 208 megawatts of capacity &#8211; or 88 per cent of global installations. The majority of this comes from small demo projects, but countries are beginning to look at ramping up production to commercial level.<\/p>\n<p>France is on track to develop the world\u2019s first commercial floating wind farm. The Pennavel project will be built off the coast of Brittany and is scheduled to be commissioned by 2031. It is expected to produce 250 megawatts &#8211; enough to provide power for 450,000 people every year. Meanwhile, the UK aims to reach five gigawatts of production by 2030 and is moving ahead with government support for projects. Eyes are also on Norway, which already has demo projects, as well as Ireland and Mediterranean countries.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the world, Asian countries are also looking into floating wind. In October 2023, the Japanese government announced four candidate areas for demo projects and, recently, the Marubeni Offshore Wind Development Corporation announced a demo project with two turbines in waters around 400 metres deep. South Korea also has a lot of potential and is developing what will be one of the largest floating wind farms so far once it is completed in 2028. The country is also seeing positive developments when it comes to manufacturing and port investment, says Rebecca Williams from the Global Wind Energy Council.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re seeing that some of the Asian countries are now giving Europe a run for its money. \u201cI think we&#8217;re seeing that some of the Asian countries are now giving Europe a run for its money,\u201d she says.\u201cWe think that there is a lot of scope for collaboration on the topic of floating wind and particularly on floating wind supply chains,\u201d she adds, pointing to opportunities between Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/06\/30\/france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/06\/30\/france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race\">Euronews Green<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/france-norway-uk-which-countries-are-leading-the-floating-offshore-wind-race\/\">France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,15114],"class_list":["post-132069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-floating-offshore-wind-race"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}