China Built More Offshore Wind In 2021 Than Every Other Country Built In 5 Years [View all]

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ZHOUSHAN, CHINA: Employees of State Grid Corporation of China install a wind turbine at an offshore wind farm

Forbes | David Vetter | Jan 26, 2022

China Built More Offshore Wind In 2021 Than Every Other Country Built In 5 Years

New figures show China connected more offshore wind generation capacity last year than every other country in the world managed to install in the last five years.

The data, from the country’s National Energy Administration, indicate that just under 17 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity were installed in 2021. The extraordinary expansion means that China now operates almost half of the world’s installed offshore wind, with 26 gigawatts of a total of 54 gigawatts worldwide.

Presenting the figures, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said that when taking all solar and wind generation in account, the country added a whopping 101 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in 2021. By way of comparison, Spain had a total energy generation capacity of about 110 gigawatts in 2020.

Simon Evans, deputy editor of climate website Carbon Brief, illustrated the massive increase in a post on Twitter, illustrating China’s achievement in comparison with the rest of the world...more
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Simon Evans is deputy editor of climate website Carbon Brief