Global offshore wind power capacity reached 75.2 gigawatts last year, up 24 percent from the previous year, the second highest record increase in history.
According to the Global Offshore Wind Report 2024 prepared by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), offshore wind capacity added last year amounted to 10.8 gigawatts.
According to the report, inflation, rising costs and uncertainties in the supply chain had an impact on the offshore wind industry during this period.
Despite this, global offshore wind power capacity increased by 24 percent last year compared to the previous year, reaching 75.2 gigawatts in this field, which experienced the second highest increase in history.
China, the leader in capacity growth in the sector for six consecutive years, added 6.3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy to the electricity grid last year.
While Europe broke a record with an installed capacity increase of 3.8 gigawatts, the UK with 833 megawatts, France with 360 megawatts, Denmark with 344 megawatts and Germany with 257 megawatts made the biggest contribution to the record.
At the end of last year, Asia and Europe were the two regions with 41 gigawatts and 34 gigawatts of installed capacity, respectively. These two regions represented 99.9 percent of all offshore capacity.
According to the report, global wind power installed capacity growth is projected to triple last year’s increase in 2028.
