That is 25% less than in the opening six months of last year, when 1.05GW was connected, according to EWEA (the European Wind Energy Association), whose half-year report shows 4.9GW is under construction at 16 plants in European waters.

The UK was the clear leader in new grid-connected installations for the period, fully linking 532MW from 147 turbines, followed by Germany (108MW) and Belgium (141MW).

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