Record offshore figures in 2013 conceal slow-down in new projects being developed. 418 offshore turbines came online in 2013 in Europe, making a record 1,567 Megawatts of new capacity. This is one-third more than the capacity installed in 2012. This makes a new total of 6,562 MW of offshore wind power - enough to provide 0.7% of the EU's electricity.
2. Offshore wind power market
in 2013
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418 new offshore wind turbines, in 12 wind
farms, worth between €4.6 billion and €6.4
billion, were fully grid connected between 1
January and 31 December 2013, totalling
1,567 MW, 34% more than in 2012.
522 turbines were erected during 2013, an
average of 4.3 MW per day. 104 of these
turbines are awaiting grid connection.
Work is on-going on 11 projects.
3. Cumulative offshore wind
power market
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2,080 turbines are now installed and grid
connected, making a cumulative total of
6,562 MW, in 69 wind farms in eleven
European countries.
75% of substructures are monopiles, 12%
gravity, jackets 5%, tripods 5%, and tripiles
2%.
There are also two full-scale gridconnected floating turbines, and two downscaled prototypes.
4. Market outlook for 2014 and
2015
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Once completed, the 11 offshore projects
currently under construction will increase
installed capacity by a further 3
GW, bringing cumulative capacity in
Europe to 9.4 GW.
5. Trends:
turbines, foundations, water
depth and distance to shore.
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Average offshore wind turbine size is 4
MW.
Average offshore wind farm size was 485
MW in 2013, 78% more than the previous
year. The trend towards larger projects is
expected to continue over the coming
years.
The average water depth of wind farms
completed, or partially completed, in 2013
was 20 metres (m) and the average
distance to shore 30 km.
6. Financing highlights and
developments
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Non-recourse debt finance for offshore
wind reached €2.13 billion in
2013, increasing on the €1.93 bn reached
in 2012 and following €2.33 bn in 2011.
Two landmark projects reached financial
close in 2013: Butendiek project in
Germany, and the refinancing of Masdar’s
stake in the London Array project in the
UK, the largest offshore project in the
world.
Financing markets remained open for the
offshore wind sector in 2013 and active
throughout the year across a variety of
instruments, with continued sustained
activity expected in 2014.
7. Summary of work carried out at European offshore
wind farms during 2013
8. Share of annual offshore wind capacity
installations per country (MW).
Sweden
48
3%
Spain
5
1%
Belgium
192
12%
Germany
240
15%
UK
733
47%
DK
350
22%
Source: EWEA
9. Sea basin share of 2013 annual installations
Atlantic
Ocean
6%
Baltic
Sea
22%
North Sea
72%
Source: EWEA
10. Number of turbines and MW fully connected to the
grid during 2013 per country (MW)
Source: EWEA
17. Share of export cable suppliers in 2013 (No. of
farms)
Parker Scanrope
1
5%
JDR
1
5%
Prysmian
5
27%
Nexans
4
21%
ABB
4
21%
NKT
4
21%
18. Water depth, distance to shore and size of offshore
wind farms under construction during 2013
120.0
100.0
Distance to shore (km)
80.0
UK
Denmark
60.0
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
40.0
20.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Water depth (m)
50
Source: EWEA
23. Wind turbine manufacturers’ share at the end of
2013 (MW)
WinWind
0.8%
Other
1.3%
GE
0.5%
BARD
6%
Senvion
(Repower)
8%
Vestas
23%
Siemens
60%
Source: EWEA
24. Wind turbine manufacturers’ share at the end of
2013 (turbines installed)
BARD
80
4%
WinWind
18
1%
Other
45
2%
GE
23
1%
Senvion
(Repower)
92
4%
Vestas
574
28%
Siemens
1,249
60%
Source: EWEA
25. Owners share of installed capacity in MW
Other
23%
DONG
26%
Statkraft
2%
Statoil
2%
Vattenfall
12%
Bard
6%
RWE
7%
SSE
7%
Centrica
7%
E.On
9%
Source: EWEA
27. Offshore market: projects online, under
construction and consented (MW)
Total MW
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Consented
Online
Total MW
Under construction
Source: EWEA
28. Offshore market: projects online, under
construction and consented (MW)
Greece
3%
Belgium
3%
Italy
3%
Norway
2%
Latvia
1%
Finland
3%
Germany
30%
Sweden
4%
Estonia
5%
Ireland
10%
Netherlands
13%
UK
22%
Source: EWEA
29. Share of offshore wind farms under construction
by sea basin
Baltic
Sea
14%
Atlantic
Ocean
20%
North
Sea
66%
Source: EWEA
30. Share of consented offshore wind farms by sea
basin
Mediterranean Sea
6%
Atlantic Sea
10%
Baltic
Sea
16%
North
Sea
68%
Source: EWEA
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