TY - JOUR
TI - The response of European offshore wind power to national greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting environmental benefits
AU - Sun Jingwen
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2024
VL - 28
IS - 3
SP - 2733
EP - 2743
PT - Article
AB - Renewable energy represents a pathway towards sustainable development and  reducing dependence on fossil fuels for the international workforce.  Following the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the EU has been intensifying its  transition towards clean energy, reaffirming its net-zero emissions goal.  Under this goal, accelerating the development of renewable energy has become  a necessity. Wind power holds a significant position among the EU's RES. Due  to the high population density in the EU, offshore wind power, compared to  onshore wind power, experiences faster wind speeds and more stable wind  sources, making the boost of offshore wind energy a major development trend  for the EU's new energy initiatives. The results indicate a significant  positive correlation between offshore wind power generation and greenhouse  gas emissions. On average, for every 100 million tons of GHG emissions, the  EU should achieve an annual power generation of 3148.11 GWh through offshore  wind power and increase the cumulative installed capacity of national  offshore wind power to 768045 MW. In combination with the EU's carbon  trading system and the carbon price and emission reduction effects of  offshore wind power proposed by some scholars, an installed capacity of  offshore wind power approximately accounts for 2.69% of the EU's emission  reductions, potentially generating an economic benefit of 21825 billion  euros.