Eighty-four new offshore wind farms, an average of seven every month, were commissioned in 2021, setting a new record and taking global capacity to 50.5 GW.
Shell and ScottishPower are to develop the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms off Scotland’s north-east coast, generating a total of 5 GW of energy.
Two of the world’s leading shipowners John Fredriksen and Idan Ofer are investing NOK200m ($23.5m) in Edda Wind as cornerstone investors in its initial public offering (IPO).