energy policy

2009 marks the third year of industrialisation and growth for the nascent offshore wind sector, with a lot more to come:

Source: EWEA - The European offshore wind industry
key trends and statistics 2009 (PDF)

With just under 600MW installed in 2009, this is just under 10% of the wind capacity built in Europe in the year, but it's a sign of things to come as 3.5GW are already in construction and another 16GW are fully permitted.

More below [with specific comments on the US situation added]. Part of the Wind power series.

More »»