Abstract
New edition
The 4th edition of The World Offshore Wind Market Forecast, by energy business
advisors Douglas- Westwood, examines drivers, case studies, key players, major
markets and growth prospects for the global offshore wind sector. This report
builds upon previous editions with the addition of comprehensive commercial
analysis and a more detailed expenditure model.
Offshore wind continues to ramp up
With more than 3GW of offshore wind capacity installed, and more than 2GW in
the construction phase, offshore wind is becoming a mainstream renewable power
generation sector. The supply chain is experiencing a period of growth and is
becoming increasingly differentiated from the onshore wind industry. With
offshore wind moving into an industrialisation phase, major new opportunities
are becoming apparent.
Technology and market dynamics
Clear and concise background is provided, covering each sequential step in an
offshore wind development. All market segments are covered including offshore
wind turbines, foundations, array cables, export cables, offshore substations
and their associated installation methods. For each market segment, supply
chain players and interrelationships are detailed, along with case studies.
Commercial Insights
As the offshore wind sector enters a major growth phase, it is important to
understand industry trends, potential constraints and implications. The
commercial analysis in this section includes coverage of costs, development
issues, supply chain, operational issues and new technologies.
Unique market forecast
Using the same bottom-up modelling process, adopted for other reports in this
series, the new offshore wind report presents a five-year market forecast for
activity from 2012 to 2016. Five years historic data is included for
comparison.
With a decade of market modelling experience in this sector, DW maintains a
comprehensive in-house database of projects worldwide. Each proposed offshore
wind farm worldwide is assessed and unique and detailed market information
given. All forecasts are based upon individual projects rather than
estimations.
The report provides forecasts of annual Capex, Opex and installed capacity
split by country, number, size and type of turbines, foundations, cables and
offshore substations. Market requirements for installation, operations and
maintenance vessels are also provided, together with a new more granular
breakdown of capital expenditure.
Why purchase this report?
- Geared to meet senior executives' needs in business
- planning and decision making
- Access commercial analysis based on DW's extensive
- in-house database of offshore wind projects
- Find clear country by country analysis of key markets
- and the factors driving growth
- Benefit from DW's leading forecasting expertise
- developed and refined over many years
- All data is presented clearly and accessibly
The authors
Established in 1990, Douglas-Westwood is an independent employee-owned company
and the leading provider of business analysis, strategy and commercial due
diligence services to the global energy services sectors. To date,
Douglas-Westwood has completed more than 750 projects and provided products
and services to more than 400 clients.
The World Offshore Wind Market Forecast 2012-2016 is the latest in an
acclaimed series of business studies used by organisation in over 70
countries. These include the energy majors, investment banks, private equity
firms, contractors, agencies and departments of government.
Table of Contents
Why Offshore Wind - an explanation of the drivers, both macro and
micro, behind the rise of the offshore wind industry. Detail is provided on
factors including energy consumption, emissions, climate change policies and
energy security issues.
An Offshore Wind Development - essential background information, which
takes the reader through an offshore wind project development from
'end-to-end'. For each market segment, technology, costs, key players and case
studies are highlighted.
Commercial Insights - an assessment of emerging industry trends and
major constraints on future development prospects that will impact on your
business. Analysis of costs in the industry is also provided.
Key Markets - detailed analysis for each major offshore wind market
with information on development to date, relevant policy measures and
financial incentives.
Market Forecasts - Capex, Opex and installed capacity over the period
to 2016 is presented by country. Gives highly detailed expenditure breakdowns
for all key segments in the offshore wind project lifecycle. Areas covered
include number and type of turbine and foundations, substations, cables,
installation vessels and service vessels.
