Offshore wind power is set to expand rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years. We are carrying out research and outreach related to early stage market development for offshore wind. Activities have been supported by the Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPIPA), co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and the European Union, and the Zero-Carbon Exports for the Asia-Pacific (ZCEAP) initiative at the Australian National University.
Llewelyn Hughes, Wenting Cheng, Thang Nam Do, Anton Ming-Zhi Gao, Jorrit Gosens, Sung-Young Kim, Thomas Longden. 2025. Governing Offshore Wind in the Asia Pacific: Emerging Regulatory Frameworks. Climate Policy. 25 (1). pp. 126-136.
We analyse policies supporting offshore wind power in major markets in the Asia Pacific region, focusing on whether regulations governing site selection and consenting are streamlined and/or centralised. We focus on the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as they are projected to be the biggest markets in terms of new installations up to 2030.
Thomas Longden and Llewelyn Hughes. 2024. Offshore Wind Power in the Asia-Pacific: Expert Elicitation on Costs and Policies. Energy Policy. Download paper.
We conduct an expert elicitation of future price expectations for offshore wind in the AsiaPacific region. We study both more mature fixed-bottom offshore wind, and emerging floating offshore wind power technologies. We also examine views on public policies that are likely to support the more rapid deployment of fixed bottom and floating offshore wind technologies.
Cheng Cheng and Llewelyn Hughes. 2023. The Role for Offshore Wind Power in Renewable Hydrogen Production in Australia Journal of Cleaner Production. Slide pack.
We consider the possibility of combining offshore wind with hydrogen production in the Australian context. A model is developed to represent an off-grid system powered by offshore wind and solar photovoltaics, with electrical storage providing balancing. The model optimises generation, storage and electrolyser capacities to find the least-cost solution for hydrogen production under specified constraints.
Thang Nam Do, Paul J. Burke, Llewelyn Hughes, and Ta Dinh Thi. 2022. Policy Options for Offshore Wind Power in Vietnam. Marine Policy.
This study assesses key barriers to offshore wind power (OWP) development in Vietnam and policy options for the development of the sector through a survey of 39 experts from government agencies, research institutions, industry, and civil society plus 22 follow-up interviews, coupled with a broader analysis of key barriers and policy options.