Abstract:
Since 2016, China's offshore wind power has developed rapidly, completing the "13th Five-Year Plan" target one year ahead of schedule. In light of the "13th Five-Year Plan" and the development and operation experience of European offshore wind power, the paper discusses several issues concerning the technical equipment capacity, economy and development layout of China's offshore wind power during the "14th Five-Year Plan". The research results show that by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan", China's cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power will reach 25 to 35 million kilowatts; its equipment manufacturing capacity can meet the needs of offshore wind power development of 3 to 5 million kilowatts per year; except for a few provinces and sea areas, where parity can be achieved, it's difficult to reach overall parity for the whole grid. Carrying out offshore wind power survey and resource reassessment, selecting unit capacity to meet China's wind resource conditions, improving the safety and stability of large-scale centralized offshore wind power operation, and improving related policies for offshore wind power development are important measures to promote development of offshore wind power.