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GWEC and OREAC report 339 GW of offshore wind potential for Denmark and Norway

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Offshore wind potential is presented with fixed-bottom and floating options. The reported technical capacity figures show fixed installations at about 270 GW and floating installations at about 69 GW, with assessments covering areas such as the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The data are produced by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), and supported by datasets and methodologies from the World Bank Group’s ESMAP and the Global Wind Atlas. The material references Denmark and Norway, including locations like Aalborg, Viborg, Frederikshavn, Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus, and Vejle, as well as Bornholm. The document notes that GWEC, OREAC, the World Bank Group, and ESMAP do not guarantee the data’s accuracy and disclaims responsibility for its use. A Rise RE score of 95 is mentioned in relation to the Denmark context.

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