WIND POWER exponentially grow . For example , she acknowledges the UK government ’ s commitment to achieve 50GW offshore wind capacity by 2030 , alongside advancements in floating technology , signals a promising future . However , challenges persist , but these present opportunities for innovations like green hydrogen and battery storage .
“ The early uncertainty regarding leasing auctions and Contract for Difference rounds made the business case for investments from the supply chain challenging to justify ,” she says , remaining optimistic about offshore wind ’ s trajectory . “ The more regular leasing rounds of recent times , combined with the commitment from the government to hold allocation rounds approximately every two years , have made the offshore wind industry a more attractive place to operate as a business .”
Kent is involved in the engineering for approximately 12GW of offshore wind off the UK coast and is providing early engineering support to projects in the Australian market – where there is a long history with offshore oil and gas . Here , Kent has decades of experience supporting the industry and addressing its challenges .
She adds : “ Australia is remote from the existing offshore wind supply chain and generally has a limited supply chain available to deliver large offshore wind projects . We are drawing on our current activities to support oil and gas decommissioning and ongoing engagements with ports .” Because of
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