chapeau Disruptive technologies – Pushing the boundaries
Changing Energy Landscape
Energy transition and a drive for reduced reliance on imported energy is further accelerating the already rapid development of the offshore wind industry. As the future power source of choice compared to other established fossil fired and nuclear options, offshore wind is being quoted as being cheaper than nuclear power with much easier public acceptance.
The Biden administration have announced plans which would see 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy being in place by 2030, equivalent to the current capacity available across Europe. This plan represents approximately 2,000 offshore wind turbines supplying 10 million homes. Notwithstanding the drive for increasing capacity as quickly as possible, there is
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a focus on reducing the cost of offshore wind while increasing the quality of the installation. This requires constant innovation as the issues and problems faced by customers are defined. ‘Reduced cost – faster, safer, higher quality operations’ are the key market drivers. In support of this, industry has stepped up to the challenge, presenting
disruptive technologies and processes that enable the work to be done more economically with step changes in performance. This innovation is taking place both in the technology and business models that are being offered to the industry. Changing status quo However, introducing new technology is not an easy process with new
