China Surpasses Germany to Claim #2 in Offshore Wind Rankings

• With just over 1.6 GW of newly added capacity during the first half of 2021, global offshore wind growth has slowed down since the last year.
• Globally, 6 new offshore wind farms went into operation in the following offshore wind markets: China, Denmark, the Netherlands and Taiwan.
• The average size of a newly added offshore wind farm during the first half of 2021 is 261 MW compared to 254 MW during the 1st half of 2020.

Continued growth: Global offshore wind capacity surpasses 34 GW

• Globally, installed offshore wind capacity reached 34.1 GW by the end of the 1st half of 2021.
• The second half of 2021 is expected to see an acceleration of the global build-out of offshore wind capacity.
• Worldwide, 169 offshore wind farms 4 are currently in operation in Europe, Asia and the USA.

Top markets: China overtakes Germany as the world’s second largest offshore wind market

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• China is growing rapidly with 834 MW of newly installed capacity during the 1st half of 2021, increasing its total installed capacity to 7.9 GW.
• Germany lost its second place to China with a stagnant total of 7.7 GW and no new capacity added or under construction during 1st half of 2021.
• Taiwan successfully installed its second commercial-scale offshore wind farm, Changhua Phase 1 (109 MW), which was completed in June 2021.

Construction: Strong growth in China and the UK

• China’s dynamic offshore wind sector continues to grow rapidly with a total capacity of nearly 5.4 GW currently under construction.
• Germany’s disruptive regulatory changes are reflected by zero construction activities in Germany for the third half-year in a row.
• Taiwan continues its steady growth path with 640 MW currently under construction ahead of the Netherlands with 383 MW under construction.

Global offshore wind farms under construction

• More than 10 GW of offshore wind capacity is currently under construction worldwide.
• 53 % of the global offshore wind capacity is currently being constructed in China.
• The average size of offshore wind projects under construction is 420 MW.