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year. Tis is significantly higher than the current rate of offshore wind installation, but still realistic,” he comments. “It would require an acceleration in the
development with more industry and jobs directed towards offshore wind energy. Te development of onshore wind has proven this to be possible, with annual installations around 50GW for the past few years.” Tande observes that the ambition also aligns nicely with the scenario set forth by the European Commission of between 230 and 450GW of offshore wind by 2050 as an important part of reaching climate goals.
ABOVE: Equinor is developing the world’s first floating wind farm
LEFT: The Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm
TECHNICAL HURDLES As well as an industry push with resources and jobs directed to the sector, there are several technical challenges ahead. Te key one is how to bring the power to shore and to design and operate the offshore wind farms so that they will ensure stable and efficient operation of the future power system with net zero emissions of CO2
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offshore wind energy activity at SINTEF and within the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) joint programme on wind energy. Troughout his long and productive scientific career, Tande has made a significant contribution to the acceleration of the clean energy revolution in the field of offshore wind power, and floating wind farms in particular. Tande was the initiator and Centre Director for the research
centre NOWITECH (2009-2017), which generated 40 innovations with a potential net present value of about €5 million.
ACHIEVING THE POTENTIAL Although he believes OREAC’s plan to be feasible, Tande does acknowledge that there are a number of challenges in achieving it. “To reach the target the installed offshore wind capacity would need to increase with about 50GW every
Tande describes this as, “the science and engineering challenge of this century.” How, then, can this challenge be
overcome? Tande observes that there are actually two challenges here. “One is to bring the power to shore, and the other is to integrate the power into the energy system. 1,400GW may give an electricity production of about 5,600TWh annually and would make offshore wind energy a cornerstone of the energy system. Tus, offshore wind farms must be connected
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