Figures
for
2012
from
the
European
Wind
Energy
Association
(EWEA)
show
that
the
UK
now
accounts
for
58.9%
(2.95GW)
of
Europe’s
total
installed
offshore
capacity,
followed
by
Denmark
with
18.4%,
Belgium’s
7.6%
and
Germany
with
5.6%.
Industry
body
RenewableUK
says
the
EWEA
statistics
confirm
that
Britain’s
offshore
wind
sector
enjoyed
one
of
its
most
successful
years
ever
in
2012
with
some
854MW
installed.
The
country
has
more
offshore
capacity
than
the
rest
of
the
world
put
together.
Across
Europe
a
total
of
293
offshore
turbines
were
installed
and
fully
grid-connected
at
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