Only a handful of European ports could accommodate the infrastructure needed to support large-scale floating wind farms, said a study from LOC Renewables.
The consultancy looked at 96 ports to assess their ability to host the manufacturing and operations facilities required for projects far bigger than Equinor’s 30MW Hywind Scotland, the floating sector’s largest development to date.
Floating wind’s specific requirements – for example sufficient space for quayside assembly and storage of finished units pre-tow out – could currently be met by only a few in Scotland, Norway and Spain, said the report, prepared for UK body the Carbon Trust.
