Offshore wind is expected to continue its “steady” expansion across Europe as the technology is becoming increasingly cost effective with each competitive tender, according to research from global consultancy Navigant.

Analysis indicated the global wind industry installed an estimated 3.3GW of new offshore capacity in 2017, bringing the cumulative total to almost 17GW.

“While the onshore wind market is larger in terms of total megawatt plant capacity added annually, offshore wind is growing more quickly.