Fair winds for the eolic offshore in Europe

The claim in a report of Ewea (European Wind Energy Association)

 

Eolic offshore energy is experiencing in Europe a favourable trend. During the first half year of 2011, 101 new turbines have been connected to the Electric Power Distribution in Great Britain, Germany and Norway. The full power of the new turbines is 348 MW, an increase equivalent to 4,5 per cent compared to the same period of year 2010.

The statistics have been published in the July 27th Ewea (European Wind Energy Association) press release: the document shows, as well, that 11 eolic power plants are being developed offshore in Europe. These plants cost 8.5 billion euro and have a production capacity of 2.844 MW.

Ewea report take stocks of the situation of the eolic offshore in Europe at June 30th 2011. Have been installed 49 power plants in 8 countries of Ue: the turbines are 1.247, with a production capacity of 3.294 MW. Ewea document reports that, despite the crisis, is increasing the number of banks that provides economic resources to build eolic offshore power plants: in 2011 they will provide to the eolic-sector 3 billion euro.