What Are Offshore Wind Farms?

Offshore wind farms mostly refer to offshore wind power with a depth of about 10 meters. Compared with onshore wind farms, the advantages of offshore wind farms are mainly that they do not occupy land resources, are basically unaffected by terrain and landforms, have higher wind speeds, and have a larger single unit capacity of wind turbines (3 to 5 MW). high.

Offshore wind farm

Offshore wind farms mostly refer to offshore wind power with a depth of about 10 meters. Compared with onshore wind farms, the advantages of offshore wind farms are mainly that they do not occupy land resources, are basically unaffected by terrain and landforms, have higher wind speeds, and have a larger single unit capacity of wind turbines (3 to 5 MW). high.

However, the technical difficulty of offshore wind farm construction is also relatively large, and the construction cost is generally 2 to 3 times that of onshore wind farms. ^[1]

China's offshore wind energy resources are abundant, and are mainly distributed in the southeast coastal areas where the economy is developed, the power grid structure is strong, and conventional energy is lacking. Domestic first

From a global perspective, after more than a decade of exploration of offshore wind power since the 1990s, the technology has become increasingly mature. By the end of 2006, the global installed capacity of offshore wind power had reached 900,000 kilowatts. In particular, Denmark and the United Kingdom had developed rapidly with installed capacity of 400,000 kilowatts and 300,000 kilowatts. According to the European Wind Energy Association's forecast, by 2010, offshore wind power will reach 10 million kilowatts, and in 2020 it will reach 70 million kilowatts. The development prospect is very broad. ^[1]