As of 2018, one of the main construction materials required for offshore wind power plants were low alloy and electrical steel, and copper, amounting to around 200,000 metric tons and 191,000 metric tons, respectively. As of that year, construction materials between onshore wind and offshore wind power plants differed significantly.
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Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018
(in metric tons)
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IRENA. (October 1, 2019). Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/
IRENA. "Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) ." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/
IRENA. (2019). Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/
IRENA. "Materials Used to Construct a 500 Megawatt Offshore Wind Plant Worldwide as of 2018 (in Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/
IRENA, Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/ (last visited June 30, 2025)
Materials used to construct a 500 megawatt offshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph], IRENA, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085704/construction-materials-offshore-wind-power-plant-500-mw-globally/
