Tomasz Laskowicz

Abstract

Offshore wind installation targets of EU Member States were considered. The analysis of the national plans showed that EU target can be exceeded, provided the appropriate resources are committed: offshore space, capital and supply chain. Spatial plans were analyzed and the need for the number of installed turbines was determined. The capital needs to cover the costs of investment outlays were analyzed. A projection for the number of wind turbines installed in Europe up to 2030 was presented. The analysis identified how the resources committed to the targets will contribute to: the generation of electricity, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and contribution to improving Europe's energy independence.

Keywords: decarbonization, energy, energy transformation, European Union, Green Deal, maritime spatial plan, offshore wind

Tomasz Laskowicz [tomasz.laskowicz@phdstud.ug.edu.pl], Faculty of Economics, University of Gdańsk, Armii Krajowej 119, 81-124 Sopot: Poland

Citation

APA: Laskowicz, T. (2022). Offshore wind energy potential in Europe: a forecast of installed capacities and costs. Europa XXI, 42, 129-148. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.5
MLA: Laskowicz, Tomasz. "Offshore wind energy potential in Europe: a forecast of installed capacities and costs". Europa XXI, vol. 42, 2022, pp. 129-148. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.5
Chicago: Laskowicz, Tomasz. "Offshore wind energy potential in Europe: a forecast of installed capacities and costs". Europa XXI 42 (2022): 129-148. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.5
Harvard: Laskowicz, T. 2022. "Offshore wind energy potential in Europe: a forecast of installed capacities and costs". Europa XXI, vol. 42, pp. 129-148. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2022.42.5