Sometimes progress is not linear; anybody involved with major projects knows that delays disappointments and hurdles are par for the course.
This is the case for the floating wind and hydrogen sectors – which I’ve been keeping the community updated for over the years. Today, I thought I’d reflect on some of progress prompted by the release of an informative map, courtesy of Quest.
Quest
The potential for the floating wind sector might be for the Mediterranean Sea. A Europe of course is facing something of an energy trilemma with the security aspects following the conflicts in the Ukraine problems with shipping in the Red Sea and the desire to decarbonize alongside. Cop 28 aspirations by 2051 method of doing this one favourite method is the floating wind sector which has been relatively muted, certainly in the UK, in the last couple of years.
An analysis of the mapping however shows how the sector is breaking out from UK and North Sea waters to go global. Floating turbines can more flexibly located than their fixed sibling, out of sight of tourist areas and potentially closer to industrial and domestic demand discussed recently at the Greek House at Davos
There is a notable ramp up schemes emerging. I’ve already shared several World Bank as map illustrations indicating the strength of the potential and this might be a good opportunity for Europe to revitalise the South enduring a tough time with the austerity measures, post financial crash. This can be based around the provision renewables feedstock source for the energy hungry in Northern European markets, namely Germany, France, Netherlands, and Benelux.
The following infographics tell their own story?
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