EU STILL GROWING OCEAN WIND

4.9 GW of new offshore wind capacity under construction in Europe

14 July 2014 (European Wind Energy Association)

“16 commercial offshore wind farms are under construction [in Europe] totaling 4.9 GW of power capacity [according to The European offshore wind industry - key trends and statistics 1st half 2014]…224 new offshore wind turbines, totaling 781 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2014 – 25% less than during the same period in 2013 (1,045 MW)…282 wind turbines have been installed but not connected during this period, making a total of 310 offshore turbines awaiting grid connection. Once connected they will add a further 1,200 MW of offshore wind energy capacity…” click here for more

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