Windfarm installations on course to double after Covid

Windfarm installations are expected to double to record global levels this year, after a short-lived Covid-19 slowdown, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

The group’s annual report found that the world’s offshore windfarm capacity grew by 6.1GW last year, down slightly from a record 6.24GW in 2019, but would rebound to more than 12GW in 2021 powered by an offshore wind boom in China, with more than 3GW connected in 2020. It is on track to surpass the UK as the world’s biggest offshore wind market by the end of the decade.