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Abstract

This Energy Insights report examines the emerging offshore wind energy sector, particularly in Europe. It first provides an overview of the industry' s steady development and then explores some of the promising technical advances that are improving the technology' s performance, before evaluating the current status of project economics. Next, it investigates the main variables coloring offshore wind' s outlook and identifies government- and industry-led activities that are aiming to mitigate some of the sector' s most pressing hurdles. It ends with a prognosis for offshore wind' s near- to medium-term outlook.

"Though significant cost, grid access, spatial planning, and investment risk barriers remain, European offshore wind energy is primed for significant near-term capacity growth. Development is likely to spread to the United States and the Pacific Rim post-2012," said Nadav Enbar, senior research analyst, Energy Insights.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
• Figure: Offshore Wind Market Development in Europe (2000-2007)
• Figure: Operational and Planned Offshore Wind Farms in Northern Europe
• Figure: Operational and Planned Offshore Wind Farms in Southern Europe
• Figure: Forecast for Global Offshore Wind Power, 2008-2011
  • Technology Developments: Bigger, Moving to Deeper Depths
  • Figure: Expected Evolution of Wind Turbines to Deeper Water
  • Offshore Wind' s Economic Equation
  • Meeting the Challenges Ahead
  • Figure: Horns Rev Wind Farm, Denmark
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
    • Actions for Offshore Wind Project Developers
    • Actions for Utilities
  • Appendix
  • Table: Selected European Offshore Wind Installations
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  • Related Research
    • Energy Insights Research
    • Other Research
  • Synopsis