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to the Carbon Trust’s renewable
energy innovation platform which
consists of a portfolio of R&D
activities including the Offshore
Wind Accelerator (OWA), the
Floating Wind Joint Industry
Programme, the Integrator and the
Offshore Renewables Joint Industry
Programme.
By the end of 2021, 55GW of offshore
wind capacity was installed globally,
with over a third of this being installed
within 2021.1 However, according to
the IEA, an additional 70-80GW will
need to be installed every year from
2030 in order to achieve Net Zero by
2050.2
As demand for renewable energy
grows, the offshore wind industry
needs to scale up rapidly to meet this
level of ambition, and this must be
done in a sustainable way. Building
on the decarbonisation efforts at
an individual wind farm level, a
collaborative industry effort will be
key to creating a consistent approach
to account for carbon impacts,
increase transparency of supply chain
emissions and accelerate engagement
across the value chain. This will
support the delivery of the scale of
installation needed, with the benefit
of a strong understanding of lifecycle
carbon emissions.
While offshore wind energy
generation has a significantly lower
carbon impact than fossil fuels, the
sector must also work collaboratively
to de-couple its own value chain from
carbon and resource-intensive models
of production, deployment and
operation, addressing key hotspots
such as steel, cement and fuels.
Jan Matthiesen, Director, Offshore
Wind at the Carbon Trust said,
“Global climate targets cannot be
met without stepping up renewable
energy generation, and offshore wind
is particularly crucial to the world’s
transition away from fossil fuels. Our
experience working with the industry
through various joint industry
projects is proof that collaboration
is key. Over the last fourteen years,
we have been focused on scaling up
the offshore wind market through
our Joint Industry Programmes, such
“While offshore wind energy generation has
a significantly lower carbon impact than fossil
fuels, the sector must also work collaboratively
to de-couple its own value chain from carbon
and resource-intensive models of production,
deployment and operation, addressing key
hotspots such as steel, cement and fuels"
as the Offshore Wind Accelerator
and the Floating Wind Joint Industry
Programme.”
“Now it’s time to turn our attention to
supporting innovation and scaling up
sustainably in order to create a more
resilient and competitive industry. We
are delighted to be collaborating with
such a global set of developers, whose
collective voice has the potential to
take the industry to the next level.”
The first project delivered as part of
the Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint
Industry Programme will:1.
Develop the first standardised
methodology to enable
developers to calculate the
lifecycle emissions of their
offshore wind assets, including
their upstream supply chain
emissions, the construction phase
and the operation phase.
2.
Engage with the industry to
improve data quality and
availability and promote greater
supply chain transparency.
3.
Identify key carbon emission
drivers and hotspots in the
offshore wind value chain and
wind farm life cycle.
The programme has already started
with the methodology expected to be
released for use across the industry
by 2025.
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