Turbines with a capacity of 258MW were connected in the opening six months, down from 1.77GW in H1 2015, when catch-up effects had swelled figures.

The new capacity, all in the North Sea, takes Germany's accumulated offshore capacity to 3.55GW.

The figures were published by Deutsche WindGuard and commissioned by the Working Group for Offshore Wind Energy, the German Wind Energy Association, the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation, VDMA Power Systems and the German Wind Energy Agency.

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