Scope
Contains:
Summary and Conclusions – an executive overview, highlighting worldwide offshore wind developments, historic and forecast activity by value and installed capacity and market issues.
Development – an introduction to the subject of offshore windpower providing full history of industry development to date and the market drivers behind the growth. A section provides analysis of industry issues including project costs, financing, supply chain capability and development.
Technology – a detailed overview of major components, installation methods and O&M methods. Components: (turbines, foundations, substations and cables), manufacturers, market share, key models, current, new and forthcoming components and the impact of future technological development. Installation: market leaders, installation vessels, factors affecting supply and demand, impact of water depth and distance from shore and company profiles. Operations: personnel transfer methods, O&M platforms and personnel transfer vessels.
Key Markets – detailed analysis of every active country in offshore wind including policy information, market mechanisms and an overview of development past and present. Also includes a section on the rapidly emerging Chinese market.
The Offshore Wind Market – Capex, Opex and installed capacity in the offshore wind market over the period to 2015 presented by country. Forecasts are also provided for number and type of turbines and foundations, substations, cables, installation vessels and O&M vessels. Charts also show water depth and distance to shore. Forecasts are presented split in multiple ways to present a detailed view of all aspects of the industry over the next five years.
