Page 29: of Marine Technology Magazine (June 2015)

hile the recent swoon in world oil and gas prices ine their past, present and future. has predictably cooled a number of offshore renew-

Offshore Wind

Wable projects, there is a palpable change regarding

Offshore wind energy is by far the most developed offshore the way in which the world views renewable energy. Renew- renewable energy resource. According to the Global Wind able energy projects, at one time merely serving as window Energy Council’s (GWEC) annual report, 8,771 megawatts dressing, are slowly weaving their way into the mainstream (MW) of electricity was generated by global offshore wind energy mix, with European countries, namely the U.K., lead- resources in 2014, which is enough to power between 2 and ing the way.

2.6 million U.S. homes. In November world leaders will arrive in Paris to negotiate

The