Europe’s
fledgling offshore wind industry will grow this year by 1,000 megawatts, or 75
percent, the
European Wind Energy
Association
forecast in a report Monday
, 18/01/2010
.
That
compares with a 54 percent growth rate in 2009, when nearly 2,000 turbines and
373 megawatts of offshore wind were installed.
The association said $366 million in European stimulus funds directed at
offshore wind helped lift the sector.
Europe now has 2,056 megawatts of offshore wind capacity under operation with
828 turbines in nine countries, the association said.