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Australia, Italy and Finland have joined global leader board for the first time, according to RCG’s annual survey.15 June 2022 / Asia Pacific, Business, Energy transition, Global, Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil has been named the world’s top-ranked country for wind power, in the newly released annual market report from Renewables Consulting Group - an ERM Group company.
The report includes a league table for wind power based on the capacity that was operational, secured and/or in development in the last year.
For 2021, Brazil recorded a total of 97GW. The UK, with 84GW, ranked second, Vietnam came third (67GW), China fourth (63GW) and Taiwan fifth (52GW).
Australia (27GW), Italy (15GW) and Finland (4GW) joined the world league table for the first time.
More than 200GW of new offshore wind projects were announced in established markets such as the UK and the Netherlands, and in new markets such as Italy and Australia. Global offshore wind capacity doubled through the year, according to the report.
China installed a record breaking 8GW in 2021 and surpassed the UK to become the largest operational offshore wind market.
In the UK, Scotland allocated almost 25GW of capacity in the Scotwind process, its first offshore leasing round in a decade. The first contract for differences (CFD) round for offshore wind projects took place in Poland, with 5.9GW of capacity securing a route to market.
The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it would hold up to seven new offshore wind lease sales by 2025.
Brazil top for wind power, UK next; then Vietnam and China
Australia, Italy and Finland have joined global leader board for the first time, according to RCG’s annual survey.
environment-analyst.com