据海事新闻10月16日消息称，根据RenewableUK的一份新报告，到2023年，建造海上风电场所需的海底电缆的全球市场价值将增长57%，从今年的7.17亿英镑增长到11.3亿英镑。
这项名为《2019-2029年海上风电电缆安装和制造预测》的研究还显示，在未来五年内，超过1.63万公里的海底电线将被用于在全球范围内建造新项目。
根据RenewableUK的项目情报团队撰写的报告，全球海上风电产能将从目前的20.GW猛增至2024年的55GW以上，这主要是由英国、德国、美国的新项目推动。
海底电力电缆的全球市场分为阵列电缆和输出电缆，阵列电缆在将其连接到海上变电站的海上风电场的涡轮机之间运行，输出电缆从海上变电站获取电力并连接到陆上的主电网。
报告显示，全球对海上风能的需求为阵列电缆和输出电缆制造商创造了巨大的新机遇，2020年至2024年期间，这两种电缆的需求分别超过9600公里和6750公里。
到目前为止，只有不到25%的电缆已经签约，这意味着制造商、供应商和其他参与海上风力发电电缆生产和安装的公司有巨大的合作机会。
RenewableUK的首席执行官休·麦克尼尔对该报告发表评论说：“我们未来的能源系统将由可再生能源主导，海上风能将发挥主导作用，所以这些海底电缆是实现低碳转型的重要组成部分，同时也为全球制造业和投资创造了机会。”
麦克尼尔补充道：“正如这份报告所显示的，海上风能的空前增长为我们的供应链创造了巨大的经济机会。英国拥有世界领先的海底电缆行业，并且由于我们在海上风能方面的无与伦比的经验，我们已经赢得了合同，并向全球出口，在英国获得了高技能的工作。”
曹海斌 摘译自 海事新闻
原文如下：
Offshore Wind Cable Market to Grow 57% by 2023
The value of the global market for subsea power cables needed to build offshore wind farms will grow by 57% from GBP 717 million this year to over GBP 1.13 billion by 2023, according to a new report by RenewableUK.
The study – 'Offshore Wind Cables Installation and Manufacturing Forecast 2019-2029' – also shows that subsea wires covering over 16,300km in length will be needed over the next five years to build new projects worldwide.
According to RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team which compiled the report, global offshore wind capacity will skyrocket from 20.5 gigawatts (GW) today to over 55GW in 2024, largely driven by new projects in the UK, Germany, and the USA.
The global market for subsea power cables is divided between array cables which run between the turbines of an offshore wind farm connecting them to the offshore substation, and export cables which take the power from the offshore substations and connect to the main power grid onshore.
The report shows that the global drive for offshore wind is creating huge new opportunities for manufacturers of array and export cables with over 9,600km and 6,750km needed respectively between 2020 and 2024.
Less than 25% of the cables required have been contracted to date, which means there is a huge opportunity for manufacturers, suppliers and other companies involved in producing and installing offshore wind power cables.
Commenting on the report, RenewableUK’s CEO Hugh McNeal said: “Our future energy system will be dominated by renewables with offshore wind playing a leading role, so these subsea cables are vital pieces of big kit when it comes to delivering the low carbon transition, as well as creating global opportunities for manufacturing and investment."
“As this report shows, the unparalleled growth of offshore wind is creating huge economic opportunities for our supply chain. The UK has world-leading subsea cables sector and thanks to our unrivaled experience in offshore wind, we’re already winning contracts and exporting across the globe, securing highly skilled jobs in Britain,” McNeal added.
