據油價網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年在全球范圍內引領價值200億美元(150億英鎊)的海上風電項目投資。

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

八達通的目標是全球項目，重點是歐洲，并且已經有幾筆交易正在籌備中。該公司計劃支持新的海上風電場的開發商，以及已經在建設或運營的風電場。

八達通能源還支持Simply Blue這家開發浮動海上風電項目的公司。

八達通能源首席執行官Zoisa North-Bond在一份聲明中表示：“我們有一個大計劃，投資更多的大型風能設施，以幫助我們擺脫對天然氣的依賴?！?/p>

“毫無疑問，海上風電將繼續在實現凈零排放、提高能源安全和降低能源支出方面發揮關鍵作用?！?/p>

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

上周，瑞典公用事業公司Vattenfall表示，由于成本飆升和市場環境挑戰給新開發項目帶來壓力，它將停止在英國開發一個大型海上風電項目。

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

曹海斌 譯自 油價網

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.