Analysis on the Development Status of Global Offshore Wind Power Industry

In recent years, European and American countries have begun to shift the focus of wind power development to offshore wind power, mainly based on the characteristics of offshore wind power, such as abundant resources, no land occupation, high power generation and utilization hours, no water consumption and suitable for large-scale development.
Many large wind power development enterprises and equipment manufacturing enterprises are also actively exploring the development of offshore wind power. By the end of 2010, 43 offshore wind farms had been built worldwide, with a total installed capacity of 3.67 million KW. China is rich in offshore wind power resources, and the exploitable amount of offshore shallow water resources is about 0.2 billion KW. In recent years, my country is actively promoting the development of offshore wind power. Although it started later than Europe, it has developed rapidly.
At present, my country's offshore wind power industry has a good foundation and conditions in terms of policy and technology. The country has also put forward the development goal of offshore wind power. During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, the development goal of my country's offshore wind power is 5 million KW, and a complete offshore wind power industry chain and service system will be formed in 2015. By 2020, the development goal of offshore wind power is 30 million KW.
Shangpu Consulting energy industry analysts believe that although the offshore wind power industry is worth looking forward to, the construction of offshore wind farms is definitely not as simple as moving wind turbines from land to the sea. Although my country has some experience in the field of offshore wind power construction, because offshore wind power is not only a test of wind turbine design, but also has special requirements for the construction and equipment of wind farms. There are still many immature factors in the construction of offshore wind farms. The marine environment is complex, the development of offshore wind power industry is risky, the technical requirements are high, and the cost is high. And the construction cost is too expensive, which is one of the most important factors hindering the development of China's offshore wind power industry.
According to the "2011 China Wind Power and Wind Power Equipment Market Research Report" released by Shangpu Consulting, my country's offshore wind power is still in its infancy, and the development of offshore wind power is very fast. The eastern coastal areas are obviously more active, because the departments involved in offshore wind power include Energy Administration, Oceanic Administration, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Agriculture, etc., the overall progress of the project is slow.