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To reach “net zero”, the world may need as many 200 000 offshore wind turbines generating 2TW of energy.

Hugo Putuhena is a Research Fellow in Offshore Renewable Energy at University of Southampton. Fraser Sturt is a Professor of Archaeology at University of Southampton. Susan Gourvenec is the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton.

To reach net zero, the world may need as many 200,000 offshore wind turbines generating 2,000 gigawatts (GW) of energy.To put this in context, by the...

Study suggests that the huge expansion of offshore wind farms required to meet net zero targets may be achievable.