Overview
In 2019 Europe connected 502 new offshore wind turbines to the grid across 10 projects. This brought 3,627 MW of new (gross) additional capacity.
Europe now has a total installed offshore wind capacity of 22,072 MW from 5,047 grid-connected wind turbines across 12 countries.
Four new offshore wind projects reached Final Decision Investment (FID) in four different countries during 2019, with construction starting in the coming years. €6.0bn was invested in order to finance 1.4 GW of additional capacity.
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Findings
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Europe installed a record 3.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2019. Belgium, the UK and Denmark all set new national installation records
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Europe now has 22.1 GW of offshore wind capacity
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€6.0bn of investments financed 1.4 GW of additional capacity in offshore wind in France, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK
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10 offshore wind farms were connected to the grid and another 5 offshore wind farms began installations in 2019
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The average rated capacity of offshore turbines installed was 7.8 MW, 1 MW larger than in 2018
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All offshore wind auction results in 2019 ranged between €40/MWh and €50/MWh
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Hornsea One connected all its turbines to the grid, making it the largest offshore wind farm in the world (1,218 MW)
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