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July 2, 2009
英國政府指出，英國近海所蘊藏的風能足以提供英國國內四分之一的用電量。風能為一再生能源，風力發電的開發除可舒緩能源問題、減少碳排放量，尚可提供七萬個職缺並增加政府稅收
Offshore wind farms could meet a quarter of the UK's electricity needs
Turbines of the new Burbo Bank offshore wind farm. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
The UK's seas could provide enough extra wind energy to power the equivalent of 19m homes, according to an assessment by the government.
The government's strategic environmental assessment (Sea) confirmed projections that an extra 25GW of electricity generation capacity could be accommodated in UK waters.
This would be in addition to the 8GW of wind power already built or planned offshore, bringing the potential total electricity capacity of offshore wind to 33GW – enough to power every household in the UK.
According to the government, offshore wind has the potential to meet more than a quarter of the UK's electricity needs, provide the UK with up to 70,000 new jobs and generate £8bn(368億新台幣/年) a year in revenue.
The findings of the Sea mean the crown estate can push ahead with round three of leasing UK waters for offshore wind farms.
Under round three, the estate has earmarked 11 areas which have the potential to be viable offshore wind sites, due to the levels of wind, water depth and potential connection to the grid, and taking in shipping and environmental concerns.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) and energy regulator Ofgem also announced today they were opening the tendering process to companies to provide the £15bn of new cabling needed to connect new wind farms.
The energy and climate change minister, Lord Hunt, said: "Offshore wind is fundamental to delivering our target of 15% renewable energy by 2020, and looking ahead to reducing our carbon emissions by 80%."
He said wind power presented a "huge opportunity" for the UK industry.
"We're already the world's number one offshore wind power. With the right support, we can grow the industry even further, supporting tens of thousands of high-value, green manufacturing jobs."
A report on offshore wind construction by the British Wind Energy Association suggests that 9GW of wind power capacity will be built by 2015, with wind overtaking nuclear in terms of installed capacity in the next four to five years.
The BWEA said the government still needed to create a policy framework for wind, facilitate grid connections and ease supply chain pressures – some of the hurdles offshore wind farms face.
If annual deployment of wind capacity hit 4GW to 5GW a year Europe-wide, prices for installing wind farms could fall by 20%.
Doug Parr, Greenpeace chief scientist, said: "Offshore wind farms must be a key part of the UK's future energy supply.
"And they won't just generate electricity, they'll also generate thousands of British jobs and help tackle energy security.
"But, if Britain is to get all the benefits that offshore wind will provide, the government must do more to support the industry."
The Green party leader, Caroline Lucas, said wind power was one of the major tools for tackling climate change, and called for "urgent government commitment and serious government funding" to make sure the UK's wind industry could reach its full potential.
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