26 January 2017
The European offshore wind industry – key trends and statistics 2016
Courtesy of ScottishPower Renewables
Offshore wind in Europe saw a net 1,558 MW of additional installed grid-connected capacity in 2016. This was 48% less than in 2015. A net addition of 338 new offshore wind turbines across six wind farms were grid-connected from 1 January to 31 December 2016.
Europe now has a total installed capacity of 12,631 MW from 3,589 grid-connected wind turbines in 10 countries.
11 projects, worth €18.2bn, reached Final Investment Decision (FID), a 39% increase over 2015. This represents 4,948 MW of new capacity.
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