Offshore Wind Technical Potential
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UNITED UNITED KINGDOM KINGDOM WS (m/s) 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 > 10 WS (m/s) 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 > 10 Fixed (water depth < 50m) Floating (water depth < 1000m) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Fixed (water depth < 50m) Floating (water depth < 1000m) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Offshore Wind Technical Potential Offshore Wind Technical Potential Fixed: 439 GW || Floating: 1,361 GW || Fixed: 439 GW || Floating: 1,361 GW || Published: June, 2021 Copyright © Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Rue de Commerce 31 1000, Brussels, Belgium the World Bank Group. For more information and to obtain maps for WBG client countries please visit: The wind resource data is sourced from the Global Wind Atlas and depicts the wind resource at 100m hub height at 250m resolution based on the latest input datasets and modeling methodologies. For more information visit: For further details on the RISE RE score provided please visit: GWEC, OREAC, The World Bank Group and ESMAP do not guarantee the accuracy of this data and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. in the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom https://esmap.org/offshore-wind. Total: 1,800 GW Total: 1,800 GW https://globalwindatlas.info. http://docum This map shows the estimated technical potential for fixed and floating offshore wind in the United Kingdom in terms of installed power capacity in megawatts (MW) within 200 kilometers of the shoreline. It is provided by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) with funding from the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), to support the UN High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel). For more information visit: https://gwec.net/oreac/. Fixed and floating foundation datasets and methodology was developed by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a donor-trust fund administered by https://rise.esmap.org/. RISE RE Score: 94 RISE RE Score: 94 North Sea London Hull IRELAND IRELAND Brighton Plymouth Swansea Norwich Liverpool Newcastle Edinburgh Ayr Belfast Londonderry Aberdeen Wick FRANCE FRANCE Liverpool Hull Norwich Newcastle
Transcript of Offshore Wind Technical Potential
UNITED UNITED
KINGDOMKINGDOM
WS
(m
/s)
2.5
3 3.5
4 4.5
5 5.5
6 6.5
7 7.5
8 8.5
9 9.5
>10
WS
(m
/s)
2.5
3 3.5
4 4.5
5 5.5
6 6.5
7 7.5
8 8.5
9 9.5
>10Fixed (water depth < 50m)
Floating (water depth < 1000m)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Fixed (water depth < 50m)
Floating (water depth < 1000m)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Offshore Wind Technical PotentialOffshore Wind Technical Potential
Fixed: 439 GW || Floating: 1,361 GW || Fixed: 439 GW || Floating: 1,361 GW ||
Published: June, 2021
Copyright © Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Rue de Commerce 31
1000, Brussels,
Belgium
the World Bank Group. For more information and to obtain maps for WBG client countries please visit: The wind resource data is sourced
from the Global Wind Atlas and depicts the wind resource at 100m hub height at 250m resolution based on the latest input datasets and modeling methodologies. For more
information visit: For further details on the RISE RE score provided please visit: GWEC, OREAC, The World Bank Group
and ESMAP do not guarantee the accuracy of this data and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use.
in the United Kingdomin the United Kingdom
https://esmap.org/offshore-wind.
Total: 1,800 GWTotal: 1,800 GW
https://globalwindatlas.info.
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716891572457609829/pdf/Going-Global-Expanding-Offshore-Wind-To-Emerging-Markets.pdf
This map shows the estimated technical potential for fixed and floating offshore wind in the United Kingdom in terms of installed power capacity in megawatts (MW) within
200 kilometers of the shoreline. It is provided by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) with funding from the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), to
support the UN High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel). For more information visit: https://gwec.net/oreac/.
Fixed and floating foundation datasets and methodology was developed by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a donor-trust fund administered by
https://rise.esmap.org/.
RISE RE Score: 94RISE RE Score: 94
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Liverpool
Hull
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