According to Rystad Energy’s statistics, China accounted for 39% of the global new installed capacity in 2020, which means 1.64GW of new capacity (Note: According to statistics released by the National Energy Administration on January 29, China’s new The increase in offshore wind power installed capacity is 3.06GW, the statistical difference between the two is almost doubled), followed by the Netherlands (18%) and the United Kingdom (17%). The other two countries with larger growth are also undoubtedly from Europe. , Respectively, Belgium (17%) and Germany (7%).

The agency also analyzed that as China is about to end the national supplement of offshore wind power in 2021, there is bound to be a substantial increase in installed capacity, which will account for 62% of the global newly installed capacity in 2021. The agency’s offshore wind power production director Alexander Fløtre analyzed: “Chinese developers will rush to install offshore wind power in 2020 and 2021 in order to lock in high subsidized electricity prices. Contribute."

Alexander Fløtre also analyzed the reasons for the slow installation of new capacity in Europe and the United States attributable to the new crown epidemic and the approval system. Among them, the start date of the “Kingcardine Floating Wind Power Phase II” in Scotland was delayed, the Kriegers Flak project’s power delivery resulted in delays in the construction period, Five Woxu projects in the United States have been postponed for at least one year due to approval reasons. However, global developers have been relatively firm in their investment confidence in the two regions and completed investment decisions for multiple projects in 2020: the United Kingdom approved offshore wind power with a scale of more than 4.7GW in 2020, and the Netherlands followed closely with 2.2GW. So, if nothing else, the Triton Knoll in the UK, Borssele 3&4 in the Netherlands and Kriegers Flak in Denmark are expected to be completed this year.

According to the statistics of the agency, the scale of offshore wind power currently under development in the world is close to 25 GW (the author's note: China alone is more than this number). Although Brazil does not have an offshore wind farm in production, 15 GW of capacity is already under development. Taiwan and Vietnam also have it. Many new development projects.

The author believes that for the time being, regardless of the accuracy of the agency’s statistics, from the perspective of geographical distribution alone, in the foreseeable future, the focus of global offshore wind power development will still be Europe, East Asia and the United States, led by China. Although China will end the national subsidy in 2021, it will still be due to the clean energy demand brought about by the continuous economic growth and the cost reduction brought about by technological progress and maturity of supporting industries, and the steady development of the two-wheel drive industry.