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| Published：2021.07.03 News Sources：Qingdao Gute Ship Supplies Co., Ltd. Views： | |||
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In the next 10 years, there will be a shortage of more than 100 offshore wind power installation ships
Currently, offshore wind power projects are booming around the world, but offshore installation vessels, like the current crew market, are in short supply.
According to a summary report by a market research institute, the technology of offshore fan continues to develop and innovate, not only its size is increasing, but also the power generation capacity of a single machine is growing. However, the supporting industry has not developed simultaneously, and the development status of the global shipping industry is still unable to meet the requirements.
According to the report, there are about 50 offshore wind power installation vessels available worldwide, most of which are operating in the North Sea in Europe and parts of China, and are struggling to meet global demand. At the same time, the report found that the majority of existing offshore wind installation vessels are relatively old or "outdated". More than 100 new offshore wind turbines and infrastructure installation and maintenance vessels will be needed for offshore projects by 2030, according to the industry research group's projections for the next decade. And, more worryingly, as the number of proposed projects increases, and turbines and infrastructure become ever larger, it means that the small fleet currently available will soon become obsolete and unable to meet the needs of the larger projects. "We see that the existing fleet will not be able to meet the 'demand for offshore wind ships to 2030' and will need to install new ships or upgrade existing ships. This will provide more than $10 billion in opportunities for engineering companies, shipyards and retrofitting plants, as well as equipment suppliers, service providers and those financing offshore assets." Said Philip Lewis, research director of the World Energy Report. "Based on 32GW installed capacity at the end of 2020, global capacity is forecast to reach 235GW by 2030." "Lewis said. By 2025 the existing installed fleet will be obsolete Future installations will require new capacity and capacity, and almost all of the current international fleet of wind turbine installation ships (WTIVs) will be technically challenged by 2025 as wind turbine components get larger, Lewis said. "The pace of technological change is rapid, from 3-4MW turbines starting in the last decade to 8-10MW turbines today and 12-15MW turbines in 2022-2024, with the next evolution of turbines expected to be 20MW units by the end of the century." "Lewis said. Lewis explains the large turbine installation vessel and ability, the significance of he said: "the more power output from a larger rotor diameter leads to greater swept area, which means that the longer and more heavy blade, the blade needs the support of larger wheels and wheel, the cabin of the whole power system becomes larger and more heavy." "In short, offshore wind farms are moving into deeper waters and the single-pile foundations of deepwater large turbine projects are beyond the capacity of most current installation fleets." "Lewis said. So far, according to Lewis, wind turbine installation ships and heavy-lift vessels built for the oil and gas industry have largely met base installation requirements, however this is now changing. "Market demand is now shifting towards dedicated wind foundation mounting vessels capable of handling the largest single pile foundations, for which more specialist vessels will be needed." "Lewis said. For the wind turbine base installation vessel, one is currently under construction in China for Norwegian company OHT, capable of installing XL single piles and jacket. The 51,087 DWT vessel will be berthed while work continues on the steel structure and interior, including mechanical completion of the system. |
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