Offshore Wind Worldwide 2022 edition - Flipbook - Page 87
Offshore Wind Worldwide 2022
I. State and future
of Offshore Wind Projects
A. C
urrent state of offshore wind
development and projects
In 2021, wind energy continued to be the
largest energy source for the production of
electrical power in Germany. A total of 23.1%
of the electrical power was generated by
wind (of this, 18.2% was generated by
onshore wind and approximately 4.9% by
offshore wind). Wind energy was followed by
brown coal, nuclear power, natural gas, solar
and coal. 1
However, especially lower wind speeds
caused a decline in wind power production.
Electricity from wind power amounted to
about 113.5 TWh (of this, about 89.5 TWh
was generated by onshore wind and about 24
TWh by offshore wind). This is a decline of
12% in comparison to wind production in
2020 (132 TWh).2 As a consequence, the
share of renewables in the net electricity
generation fell to 45.7%, compared to 50% in
2020. This is the first time since 2003 that
the share of renewables in net electricity
generation has not increased.3
In addition, the expansion of new OWTGs
stagnated considerably in 2021: Not a single
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OWTG was installed this year. Only 132
existing OWTGs were updated. This
increased the total installed capacity by 24
MW. By the end of 2021, a total of 1,501
offshore wind turbines with a capacity of
7,794 MW were connected to the grid.4
Starting in 2022, the OWPs that won awards
in the bidding rounds in 2017 and 2018 will
be installed and commissioned by 2025.5 For
instance, the construction of OWP Kaskasi
with a capacity of 342 MW is expected in
2022.6
Furthermore, in the 2021 bidding round,
additional contracts have already been
awarded for the expansion in 2026, so that
installed capacity can be increased to just
under 12 GW by the end of 2026.7
The tenders for offshore wind started in 2021
and are scheduled to continue yearly on a
recurring basis.
B. E
xpectations as to future
developments in the market
until 2030 and beyond
While the political commitment of the
previous Federal Government foresaw a 65%
share of renewable energy in the power
production by 2030, the coalition agreement
1
Frauenhofer ISE, Öffentliche Nettostromerzeugung in Deutschland im Jahr 2021, page 2, available at: https://www.energy-charts.info/
downloads/Stromerzeugung_2021.pdf.
2
Frauenhofer ISE, Öffentliche Nettostromerzeugung in Deutschland im Jahr 2021, page 2, cf. note 1 above.
3
Frauenhofer ISE, Öffentliche Nettostromerzeugung in Deutschland im Jahr 2021, page 22, cf. note 1 above.
4
Status des Offshore-Windenergieausbaus in Deutschland, Jahr 2021, Deutsche Windguard, page 3, available at: https://www.windguard.
de/veroeffentlichungen.html?file=files/cto_layout/img/unternehmen/veroeffentlichungen/2022/Status%20des%20OffshoreWindenergieausbaus_Jahr%202021.pdf.
5
Status des Offshore-Windenergieausbaus in Deutschland, Jahr 2021, Deutsche Windguard, page 3, cf. note 4 above.
6
Status des Offshore-Windenergieausbaus in Deutschland, Jahr 2021, Deutsche Windguard, page 5, cf. note 4 above.
7
Status des Offshore-Windenergieausbaus in Deutschland, Jahr 2021, Deutsche Windguard, page 3, cf. note 4 above.