Study for the Supply Chain for Offshore Wind Farms in Greece, Final Report
September 2024
The sustainable development of the Greek offshore wind sector requires the development of a domestic supply chain i.e. manufacturing facilities, ports, ships and trained labor to produce, transport and install the key components required for an offshore wind project.
ELETAEN executed the Projects “GR-INNO – SGS2 Soft Measures – HWEA/ELETAEN” and “GR-INNO-Restricted Call – HWEA/ELETAEN” with the aim of identifying the missing parts of the supply chain for Offshore Wind Farms. The Projects were supported through EEA Grants 2014-2021, within the “Business Innovation Greece” Program.
Among others, three reports have been executed within the Projects.
The first report has been prepared by iWind Renewables and defines a set of the technical specifications for the sites for the construction of a typical Greek offshore wind farm with a reference wind turbine.
The next two studies have been prepared by the company “Samaras & Associates”. The first one includes a market survey and an analysis of the supply chain for offshore wind in Greece, based on the finding of the report prepared by iWind Renewables. In the frame of this study, a market research was carried out with interviews to identify the possible “links” of the supply chain, i.e. the Greek companies that could be part of the supply chain. After this report, a second one followed assessing the impact of the announcement for the possible acceleration of the development of the first floating offshore wind farms.
The outcomes of these studies were presented at the Conference for the Offshore Wind Supply Chain in Greece which was organized by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association ELETAEN in collaboration with the Norwegian Offshore Wind NOW, on November 23, 2023 as well as in HWEA’s General Assembly which was held on March 5, 2024.
You may see more about the Conference of 23.11.2023 and the presentations of the first studies HERE
You may see more about the general assembly of 5.3.2024 and the presentation of the second study HERE
The present Final Report includes all the above studies. You may download the Final Repor HERE
ELEATEN also has issued an informative brochure (in Greek) with the main conclusions of the Study and special reference to the expected benefits for the energy policy and the national economy. You may download the brochure HERE
