中国拥有十分丰富的近海风能资源。近海10m水深的风能资源约1×108kW,近海20m水深的风能资源约3×108kW,近海30m水深的风能资源约4.9×108kW。我国海上风能的量值是陆上风能的3倍,具有广阔的开发应用前景。尽管海上风力发电前景十分好,但其开发难度却远远大于陆地风力发电系统建设,直至上世纪90年代才有一些国家开始实质性尝试。 China has a very rich offshore wind energy resources. Wind energy resources at a depth of 10m in the offshore area are about 1 × 108kW, wind energy resources at a water depth of 20m in the offshore area are about 3 × 108kW, and wind energy resources at a water depth of 30m in the offshore area are 4.9 × 108kW. The magnitude of offshore wind energy in China is three times that of onshore wind energy and has broad prospects for development and application. Although the prospects of offshore wind power generation are very good, the development difficulty is far greater than the construction of onshore wind power systems until some countries started substantive attempts in the 1990s.