But
beyond
the
visions
of
forests
of
SeaAngels,
V164s
and
SWT-6.0s,
a
market
for
mid-sized
offshore
turbines
is
taking
shape.
This
aims
to
harness
“comfort
zone”
projects
–
developments
in
up
to
30
metres
of
water
and
less
than
30km
from
shore
that
currently
account
for
93%
of
European
and
nearly
100%
of
Asia
Pacific
capacity,
according
to
a
recent
report
by
IHS
Energy.
By
2016,
the
expectation
is
that
5MW-plus
machines
will
start
to
assert
market
dominance.
But
IHS
says
the
run-up
to
that
transition
will
be
“make
or
break
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