The Carbon Trust and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have announced a joint project to explore South Africa’s offshore wind energy potential. The World Bank has previously said that its research showed that South Africa could generate up to 901GW from offshore wind. The report said that a typical 1GW offshore wind project in a new market is expected to have a capital cost of roughly $ 2.9bn. Windaba: SAREM has so much more potential than other masterplansPanelists at Windaba emphasised the importance of wind energy projects close to potential feeder markets or where green hydrogen projects are being planned. The rationale is that the offshore wind energy projects could provide the green hydrogen sector with a stable and clean energy supply.
