Amid a looming energy crisis, the floating offshore wind industry continues to grow, with the latest analysis showing that the global pipeline for the sector has more than doubled in the past 12 months from 91GW to 185GW.
The report, published by RenewableUK, tracks all offshore floating wind farm projects at all stages of development from early planning through to fully operational.
According to the analysis, the UK continues to lead the offshore wind market, with over 33GW of projects in the pipeline, and a handful of demonstration projects already operational.
Overall, the UK's pipeline has increased from 23GW a year ago to over 33GW, and from 29 projects to 51, which are being developed in the North Sea (Scottish and English waters), the Celtic Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
The report acknowledges that the vast majority of the global pipeline remains at an early stage. At the moment, only 121MW of the global 185GW pipeline has been fully...
