This paper reviewed the current development research of China’s offshore wind power industry in the field of integrated design of wind turbine, tower and foundation. This paper explored the feasibility of integrated design from the aspects of load reduction optimization technology, structural optimization technology and engineering exploration and application, and discussed the key technologies and implementation methods of integrated design that can be adopted under the optimization goal of lightweight offshore wind turbine support structure. The research shows that China’s offshore wind power industry needs to be gradually implemented from three levels: providing the prerequisites for integrated design, using the technologies that can be adopted at the current stage,and exploring the next research directions. In the context of offshore wind power moving towards grid parity, owner-engineers and third-party certification bodies need to play a greater role in promoting the integrated design method.
