European Offshore Wind Supported 180,000 Jobs in 2025, New Analysis Shows

OffshoreWIND.biz17 Jun 2026Market
Automatically composed with AI from the cited sources

Menon Economics and TGS | 4C estimate that the sector generated EUR 26 billion in gross value added in 2025, with 55,000 direct jobs and a further 125,000 FTEs in the wider supply chain. Construction activities accounted for around 155,000 jobs and EUR 16 billion of that value, while O&M supported about 25,000 jobs and EUR 10 billion (EUR 7 billion from electricity production, EUR 3 billion from O&M services). Germany, the UK, Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands saw the largest economic impacts, with Norway, France, Poland and Belgium also capturing significant value.