The
global
wind-power
industry
has
great
expectations
of
Europe’s
offshore
regions.
According
to
a
new
study
by
Spain’s
Emerging
Energy
Research,
80%
of
electricity
generated
by
offshore
wind
is
foreseen
as
flowing
from
Europe
by
2020,
with
the
UK
and
Germany
together
making
up
half
of
the
next
decade’s
installed
capacity
worldwide.
To
hit
the
European
Wind
Energy
Association’s
(EWEA)
target
of
40
gigawatts
(GW)
of
installed
offshore
wind
capacity
by
2020
—
and,
indeed,
to
stand
any
chance
of
coming
close
to
its
aim
of
generating
150GW
by
2030
—
a
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