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Offshore wind power generation has gained continuous attention and has been developed rapidly in China, because of its huge potential to drive the energy transition process. This paper investigates the domestic progress of offshore wind in the past decade and discusses the future development trend.
For 2050, offshore wind capacity in China could reach as high as 1500 GW, constituting a major building-block for the carbon neutrality transition in China, promoting development of the world’s largest wind power market.
Here, we reveal that offshore wind energy resources are abundant in China, with an estimated power generation potential of about 17.5 PWh, more than doubling the current power consumption nationwide.
The economic potential of China’s offshore wind power is 252.38 ~ 1860.69 GW, and the potential power generation is 250.35 ~ 3702.92 TWh/year, which is concentrated in the southeast coastal area.
Zhoushan Putuo-6 offshore wind farm is the first one built on thick silt coast area that is exposed to strong typhoons in China, which is also the first offshore wind project in Zhejiang. It has a total installed capacity of 252 MW, and has produced 1.204 billion kWh of electric energy altogether by August 2020 .
Among them, the five provinces of Liaoning, Guangdong, Shandong, Fujian, and Zhejiang accounted for 75.5% of the offshore potential. Third, China’s potential contributions of wind power to achieve the "dual carbon" goals may reach 533 GW in 2030. At least 251 GW may be added compared to the power corresponding to 2020.
