The Offshore wind decarbonisation pathway outlines the key stakeholder actions for reducing offshore wind emissions, from identifying key sources of emissions to establishing clear actions for industry stakeholders in achieving Net Zero.
Overview
Offshore wind power is a clean source of electricity generation, but there are significant opportunities to reduce emissions throughout the wind farm's lifecycle. The Sustainability Joint Industry Programme (SUS JIP) has developed an overarching decarbonisation pathway to achieve emissions reductions whilst scaling up clean energy generation.
By consolidating insights from SUS JIP partners, the pathway provides a holistic framework for understanding and reducing emissions throughout the wind farm lifecycle. This report shows that a carbon emissions reduction of 90% is achievable by 2050 should the relevant decarbonisation pathways across materials and activities take shape.
Key Insights
- Developed a first of its kind overarching offshore wind decarbonisation pathway that brings together individual sectoral pathways
- Established baseline of emission sources for an offshore wind farm development and investigated the individual sectoral decarbonisation pathways for each of those emission sources
- Identified key stakeholders needed for collaborative action internationally ranging from developers, supply chain, governments, to financial institutions
- Provided detailed actions for stakeholders to drive decarbonisation action across the industry in the overarching decarbonisation pathway
Achieving meaningful progress will require collaborative action across the industry by a wide range of international stakeholders - from supply chain and offshore wind developers to governments and financial institutions. The insights and recommendations offered by decarbonisation pathway provide a valuable framework for these stakeholders to work together in accelerating the global offshore wind industry's transition to Net Zero.
