Despite a buoyant European offshore wind market, offshore construction & installation contractors that fall short of budget and technology challenges risk falling by the wayside. Utility scale developers at the forefront will be seeking out only companies capable of providing and meeting the necessary challenges imposed on the industry today.

With a total of 2,396 megawatts of offshore wind capacity already connected to the European grid (333 of which came in the first half of 2010 alone) it’s plain to see that Europe is at the forefront of the industry’s development. And with further projects in the pipeline from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and most recently France, it’s clear that Europe will continue to be the largest offshore wind energy producing region in the world for years to come.