Findings from a new floating offshore wind survey have highlighted how a lack of technology standardisation, port investment and manufacturing capability are major hurdles in unlocking the future of floating wind.

Westwood Global Energy Group, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has unveiled the findings from its floating offshore wind survey, which it developed in partnership with Norwegian Offshore Wind and World Forum Offshore Wind. The survey gathered insights from 184 stakeholders in the floating offshore wind industry.

Floating offshore wind has experienced a boom in recent years. While conventional offshore wind turbines are fixed to the seabed, floating wind turbines are deployed on top of floating structures secured to the seabed with mooring lines and anchors.

These floating wind farms can be built in deeper waters further from the coast, where wind speeds are even higher. Electricity is transmitted to shore via subsea cables.

Key findings from this new survey reveal...