GWEC Calls For Faster Offshore Wind Deployment As Global Capacity Nears 100 GW
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.
This is the sub-heading.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on governments worldwide to accelerate offshore wind deployment and treat offshore wind projects as critical energy infrastructure, warning that a faster build-out is necessary to strengthen energy security and reduce exposure to future energy market shocks
These two paragraphs add some more detail.
The industry is approaching a major milestone of 100 GW of installed offshore wind capacity globally, according to GWEC’s 2026 Global Offshore Wind Report, released on 9 June at the APAC Wind Energy Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The report shows that 9.3 GW of new offshore wind capacity was grid-connected worldwide in 2025, a 16 per cent increase compared to the previous year and the third-highest annual total on record. Global installed offshore wind capacity reached 92.5 GW by the end of 2025.
These are some points from the article.
- China remained the world’s largest offshore wind market in 2025, commissioning 6.6 GW of new capacity and increasing its total installed offshore wind capacity to 48.4 GW.
- Europe added nearly 2 GW across the UK, Germany and France, with the UK accounting for just over 1 GW of new installations.
- Despite the positive outlook, GWEC said project development continues to be hindered by permitting delays, grid constraints, supply chain bottlenecks and shortcomings in auction design.
- The average size of offshore wind turbines installed in 2025 exceeded 10 MW for the first time, reaching 10.3 MW.
It certainly looks like offshore wind power is going well.
The Anonymous Widower 