據(jù)油價網(wǎng)7月24日消息稱，英國能源公司八達通能源周一表示，該公司計劃到2030年在全球范圍內(nèi)引領(lǐng)價值200億美元(150億英鎊)的海上風(fēng)電項目投資。

八達通能源表示，其計劃在海上風(fēng)電領(lǐng)域“釋放”200億美元的投資，用于每年生產(chǎn)12吉瓦(GW)的可再生電力，足以為1000萬戶家庭供電。

八達通的目標(biāo)是全球項目，重點是歐洲，并且已經(jīng)有幾筆交易正在籌備中。該公司計劃支持新的海上風(fēng)電場的開發(fā)商，以及已經(jīng)在建設(shè)或運營的風(fēng)電場。

八達通能源還支持Simply Blue這家開發(fā)浮動海上風(fēng)電項目的公司。

八達通能源首席執(zhí)行官Zoisa North-Bond在一份聲明中表示：“我們有一個大計劃，投資更多的大型風(fēng)能設(shè)施，以幫助我們擺脫對天然氣的依賴。”

“毫無疑問，海上風(fēng)電將繼續(xù)在實現(xiàn)凈零排放、提高能源安全和降低能源支出方面發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用?！?/p>

然而，近幾個月來，海上風(fēng)電項目成本飆升，促使一些開發(fā)商重新考慮他們的海上風(fēng)電投資。

上周，瑞典公用事業(yè)公司Vattenfall表示，由于成本飆升和市場環(huán)境挑戰(zhàn)給新開發(fā)項目帶來壓力，它將停止在英國開發(fā)一個大型海上風(fēng)電項目。

Vattenfall在7月20日發(fā)布的第二季度財報中表示，由于海上風(fēng)電行業(yè)的成本增加了40%，該公司將不會繼續(xù)開發(fā)1.4吉瓦(GW)的Norfolk Boreas海上風(fēng)電項目。

曹海斌 譯自 油價網(wǎng)

原文如下：

Octopus Energy Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Offshore Wind

Octopus Energy plans to lead investments worth $20 billion (￡15 billion) into offshore wind power projects globally by 2030, the generation arm of the UK energy firm said on Monday.

Octopus Energy said its plans “to unleash” $20 billion in investments into offshore wind would go towards the generation of 12 gigawatts (GW) of renewable electricity a year, enough to power 10 million homes.

Octopus is targeting projects globally, with a focus on Europe – and already has several deals in the pipeline. The company plans to back developers of new offshore wind farms, as well as wind farms that are already under construction or operational.

Octopus Energy also backs Simply Blue, a company developing floating offshore wind projects.

“We’ve got big plans to invest in even more of these big fans to help wean ourselves off polluting gas,” Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, said in a statement.

“Offshore wind will undoubtedly continue to play a pivotal role in meeting net zero, boosting energy security and driving down bills.”

However, offshore wind project costs have soared in recent months, to the point of prompting some developers to reconsider their offshore wind investments.

Last week, Swedish utility Vattenfall said it was halting the development of a major offshore wind power project in the UK due to surging costs and challenging market conditions pressuring new developments.

Vattenfall will not proceed with the development of the 1.4-gigawatt (GW) Norfolk Boreas offshore wind project as the offshore wind industry has seen cost increases by up to 40%, the company said in its Q2 results release on July 20.