UK needs 300 turbine towers every year to hit 2030 offshore wind target

The UK will need to source 300 giant turbine towers and 900 blades every year for the next six years to meet the government’s goal of 50GW of offshore wind by 2030. That is according to a joint report by Renewable UK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, which sets out how the UK can triple its offshore wind manufacturing capacity over the next 10 years. The consortium’s Industrial Growth Plan warns that “supply chain constraints in many of the key components needed in offshore wind farms are already starting to be felt in the global market”.