Projection for offshore wind energy deployment in the UK 2024-2035

Published by Lucía Fernández, Aug 29, 2024

It is forecast that the United Kingdom will install roughly 2.6 gigawatts of offshore wind energy in 2024. New capacity additions are forecast to reach 4.5 gigawatts in 2031, the year with the highest new installations in the forecast period.

Forecast for offshore wind energy capacity additions in the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2035 (in megawatts)

CharacteristicCapacity in megawatts
2035 3,300
2034 2,200
2033 1,080
2032 2,000
2031 4,500
2030 1,313
2029 1,624
2028 2,952
2027 4,300
2026 3,484
2025 2,500
2024 2,600
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August 2024

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