The UK now leads the world in generating electricity from offshore wind farms, the government said, as it completed the construction of a farm near the coast off Skegness, Lincolnshire. The new farm, built by the energy company Centrica, will produce enough power for 130,000 homes, raising the total electricity generated from offshore wind in the UK to 590 megawatts (MW), enough for 300,000 UK homes.
The completion of 194MW of turbines at Lynn and Inner Dowsing means that the UK has overtaken Denmark, which has 423MW of offshore wind turbines. But despite today’s announcement, the UK is still near the bottom of the European league table when it comes to harnessing renewable energy, campaigners say.
The UK currently gets 3GW of electricity from wind power, but 80% of that is from onshore farms.
– from guardian