Market Size (2015)
2015
$21.70B
Vertical: EnPBase Year: 201610 Sections
Market Size (2015)
2015
$21.70B
Projected (2023)
2023
$49.74B
CAGR (2015–2023)
10.9%
10.9%Key Players
109+
The global offshore wind market has been largely benefiting from the changing paradigms in government regulations and end-users perspective towards reducing global dependence on coal and other fossil fuels. With several driving trends such as, increasing share of renewable energy, rising investment towards development of clean energy dramatic cost declines and capacity additions, offshore wind has remained more reliable resource.
Global offshore wind market has very broad market in coming recent years. MRFR analysts has predicted that offshore wind industry is about to grow at a rapid pace, moreover, the economic growth with emissions reduction have given a growth momentum. The global offshore wind market is poised to grow over USD 49,741.0 million by 2023 at an estimated CAGR of 11.12% through the forecast period.
Geographically, Asia-Pacific is a major revenue generator to the global offshore wind market, where China, Japan and India are considered as the prominent countries owing to the demand for electricity, rapid urbanization and technological advancements.
The Offshore Wind Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.9% from 2015 to 2023.
Historical performance and future projections (2020–2030, USD Billion)
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View Subscription PlansOffshore wind energy is the use of wind farms constructed offshore to harvest wind energy to generate electricity. This helps to meet multiple state and national goals which includes reducing energy imports, reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, meeting renewable electricity standards, and local business opportunities.
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View Subscription PlansThis report applies a rigorous multi-stage research process combining primary interviews, secondary data sources, and bottom-up market modelling to ensure accuracy and completeness across all segments and geographies.
Base Year
2016
Historical Period
2015 – 2016
Forecast Period
2016 – 2023
Primary Interviews
150+
Historical data (2015–2016) and forecast period (2016–2023)
Our research process spans primary interviews with industry stakeholders combined with comprehensive secondary data analysis, validated through triangulation across multiple independent sources.
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InsightEurope leads with $44.92B by 2023.
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View Subscription Plans| REGION | 2015 | 2016 | 2023 | CAGR | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | $45.80M | $66.80M | $100.20M | 10.3% | 0% |
| Europe | $19.16B | $28.93B | $44.92B | 11.2% | 90% |
| North America | $2.49B | $3.38B | $4.72B | 8.3% | 9% |
| Total | $21.70B | $32.39B | $49.74B | 10.9% | 100% |
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$49.74B
| APPLICATION | REVENUE ($B) | GROWTH RATE | MARKET PENETRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbine | $13.54B | 10.9% | 72% |
| Tower | $10.93B | 10.9% | 87% |
| Blades | $10.28B | 10.9% | 53% |
| Electrical Infrastructure | $8.75B | 10.9% | 46% |
| Nacelle | $6.25B | 10.9% | 72% |
* Revenue projections based on 2025 estimates. Growth rates represent CAGR 2024–2030. Market penetration indicates current adoption rate within addressable market segments.
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Analytical insights on Offshore Wind Market covering market dynamics, competitive landscape, and strategic outlook.
The Offshore Wind Market market is projected to reach $49.74B by 2023, growing at 10.9% CAGR. The Turbine segment holds the largest share.
The global offshore wind market is a very dynamic market and is expected to witness high growth over the forecast period. The growth of the offshore wind market is majorly influenced by the growing demand for energy consumption around the world. Furthermore, electricity produced by renewable sources is clean, cost effective and renewable in nature which drives the market towards growth. However, the high capital cost for installation is acts as a major barrier for the growth of the offshore wind market.
As the world economy continues to undergo intense growth and restructuring, natural resources are being depleted at alarming rates and irreversible damage has been done to the environment. Fossil fuels remain in high demand as their availability reduces and environmental concerns rise. Recently, the largest growth in the renewable energy sector has been in the production and the use of wind power. Offshore wind resources are abundant, stronger, and blow more consistently than land-based wind resources. With rise in wind power production, competition between countries has increased and wind turbine manufacturers are working to gain the upper hand as they design, test, and manufacture more effective models. Improvements in the cost and performance of wind power technologies, increase in demand for renewable energy and state renewable portfolio standards play a role in driving the wind sector towards growth.
The offshore wind market is smaller today compared to other renewable energy technologies, but it is growing faster and is more efficient than other alternatives. Europe holds 90 percent of the world’s offshore wind capacity. U.S. and China are known as promising markets due to the cheaper and better-planned and executed projects, increased investor interest and government support.
While solar photovoltaic and onshore wind have experienced dramatic cost declines and capacity additions, offshore wind has remained more reliable resource with just 14 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity. Concerns about the links between rising global average temperatures and increasing man-made Green House Gas (GHG) concentrations have led to ambitious long-term policy action on climate change. Of the various low carbon alternatives, offshore wind is well placed due to a combination of factors including large untapped resources and the potential to develop projects on a large scale. Stronger and less gusty winds allow production of more wind power than on land. In addition, offshore wind farms solve the problem of shortage of land areas. They also reduce the massive quantity of water that is evaporated during the cooling process at conventional power plants. Moreover, with increasing scarcity of onshore sites and abundant and consistent wind characteristics, offshore wind is becoming increasingly attractive. Moreover, increasing measures to reduce the greenhouse gas emission along with growing electricity demand will significantly drive the global offshore wind market size.
This is the biggest disadvantage of offshore wind power over onshore wind energy. It costs between 2.5-3.5 times more to generate electricity from offshore wind turbines than the wind farms built on land. The costs of installing offshore wind turbine were around USD 5 million per megawatt of capacity while installing turbine on land has installation costs between USD 2 to 2.5 million per megawatt of capacity. Because offshore wind farms need to be large, and are not economically viable otherwise. Offshore wind energy market is constantly growing despite the high construction costs of new offshore wind energy projects.
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Profiles of 109 companies operating in the Offshore Wind Market market, including revenue, employee count, and market positioning where available.
Showing 109 of 109 companies
Goldwind Windenergy GmbH
Goldwind Windenergy GmbH was established in 1998 and is headquartered at China. The company is engaged in the manufacture and installation of wind turbines. The company is well known in wind power solutions in china and all over the word. The company operates through four major business segments: Wind turbine generator (WTG) Manufacturing, Wind Power Services, Wind Farm Investment and Development and other. The group’s wind power services business segment, is one of the three primary business segments of the group. The segment offers wind farm operation & maintenance, wind farm monitoring and warning. The company has presence in U.S., Africa, Australia, Korea and others. Moreover, VENSYS Energy AG, Hami Tianrun New Energy Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Yicheng Electric Power Engineering Co., Ltd. are some of the subsidiaries of the company. Siemens and General Electric are major competitors of the company.
EEW Group
EEW Group was founded in 1936 and headquartered at Germany. The company is engaged in supplying steel pipes and provides services to all kind of industries such as offshore oil & gas, offshore wind, power plants and others. The company manufactures almost all types of foundations and offers products such as manufacture monopiles, transition pieces and pre-fabricated components for jacket constructions. EEW Group has 2,100 employees worldwide with production facilities in Germany, South Korea, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, as well as it has sales offices in every continent. EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH and EEW Steel Trading LLC are some of the subsidiaries of the company. Dong Energy A/S and Senvion SA are the major competitors of the company.
Dong Energy A/S
Dong Energy A/S is a power company, based in Denmark. The company is engaged in production and distribution of energy and related products in North-western Europe. The company was established in 2006 upon the merger of six Danish energy companies, which includes DONG, Elsam, Energi E2, Nesa, Kobenhavns Energi and Frederiksberg Forsyning. A2SEA, DONG Energy Salg & Service A/S and DONG Energy Wind Power A/S are some of the subsidiaries of the company. Siemens and General Electric are their major competitors. The company operates through three business segments and they are Wind Power, Bioenergy & Thermal Power, and Distribution & Customer Solutions. Its Wind Power segment develops, constructs, owns, and operates offshore wind farms in Denmark, Germany, U.K., U.S., the Netherlands, and Taiwan. With more than 6,200 employees, the company owns twenty-one offshore wind farms, sixteen of which are under operation. Moreover, the company has six wind farms under construction.
Senvion S.A.
Company Headquarters: Luxembourg Founded: 2001 Workforce:~4000 Company Working: Senvion S.A. has been manufacturing and selling wind energy turbines for close to a couple of decades, while developing turnkey wind farms. It operates through three business segments, which are onshore wind turbines, offshore wind turbines, and services. Its wind turbines portfolio has a capacity with nominal outputs of 2–6.2 megawatts and rotor diameters ranging between 82 meters and 152 meters. It offers a range of project specific solutions for domains such as foundation construction, transport and installation as well as it offers service and maintenance. Senvion with the experience gained from manufacture, has installed more than 7,900 wind turbines around the world. It installed more than 400GW capacity of wind turbines globally. It has 18 manufacturing facilities, across the globe. It owns production sites in Germany and Portugal and operates through subsidiaries and in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia through joint ventures.
ENERCON GmbH
ENERCON GmbH was established in 1984 and is headquartered at Germany. The company is engaged in manufacturing and selling of wind turbines to customers all over the world. The company produces wind energy converter components, such as annular generators, inverters, rotor blades, cast components, towers, and machine houses and also provides product maintenance, service, and repairing services. The company has production facilities in Germany, Sweden, Brazil, India, Canada and Turkey. With more than 10,000 employees, the company is to set technological benchmark, in terms of new turbine generations. SolVent GmbH, Enercon Independent Power Producer GmbH and ENERCON Production GmbH are some of the subsidiaries of the company. GE Energy, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Senvion GmbH are major competitors of the company.
Suzlon Energy Limited
Suzlon Group, engages in the manufacture and sale of wind turbines. The company was incorporated in the year 1995 and headquartered in India. The company being the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines, is engaged in the business of design, manufacture, development, and supply of wind turbine generators of a range of capacities and their components. Suzlon is a market leader in India with a global footprint across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, North and South America. The group has 15 manufacturing facilities spread across India and China, with a workforce of over 8,500 employees, who meet the increasing worldwide demand for end–to–end wind power solutions. Siemens and General Electric are major competitors of the company. March 2012, the company signed a global strategic partnership agreement with CGN Wind Energy Co Ltd (CGNWE). CGNWE is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group. This partnership will help in the setup of the most feasible projects, globally in countries such as Brazil, South Africa, India and China. SE Shipping Lines Pte. Ltd., SE Electricals Limited and Suzlon Wind International Limited are some of the subsidiaries of the company. Recently, in 2015, Suzlon Group, one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers, has signed a binding agreement with Centerbridge Partners LP, USA to sell 100% stake in Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group.
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