{"id":603,"date":"2022-03-02T15:28:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/offshore-wind-projects-are-outpacing-the-ships-that-build-them\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:28:24","slug":"offshore-wind-projects-are-outpacing-the-ships-that-build-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/offshore-wind-projects-are-outpacing-the-ships-that-build-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore wind projects are outpacing the ships that build them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/2\/3\/22916065\/offshore-wind-energy-demand-installation-vessels-supply<\/a>
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The short supply of ships capable of deploying giant wind turbines at sea is becoming an even bigger problem as offshore wind ambitions grow. By 2024, demand for wind turbine installation vessels will likely outpace supply, according to a recent analysis<\/a> by Norwegian firm Rystad Energy. That\u2019s even sooner than a prediction<\/a> the firm made back in 2020 when it said that the global fleet wouldn\u2019t be enough to meet demand after 2025.<\/p>\n

Massive, specialized vessels are required to carry wind turbine components out to sea and install them. With just over 30 of these vessels navigating the world\u2019s seas in 2020, according to Rystad, offshore wind projects already have to vie for time with a limited number of ships. A growth spurt in turbine technology will exacerbate the problem even further.<\/p>\n

Taller turbines can reach stronger winds, while longer blades can harness more power. New turbines are the size of skyscrapers, dwarfing previous designs. Between 2010 and today, the amount of wind power turbine can harness, on average, has more than doubled from 3 MW to 6.5 MW. By the end of the decade, more than half of turbines installed globally are projected to be even larger than 8 MW.<\/p>\n

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