Stiftung Offshore Windenergie

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• 15. July 2024

  JOINT PRESS INFORMATION: EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY: STRENGTHEN SUPPLY CHAINS AND PORTS NOW!

  The industry associations of the German offshore wind industry and the non-profit foundation OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE today published the expansion figures for the first half of 2024. The figures, which were prepared by the consultancy firm Deutsche WindGuard, show that a total of 36 turbines with a capacity of 377 megawatts (MW) were connected to the grid for the first time in Germany during this period, and 73 further foundations were installed. In total, 29 offshore wind projects with an installed capacity of 8,858 MW and 1,602 turbines are currently in operation in Germany. Two further projects are under construction.

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• 30. January 2024

  Joint press information: Expansion of offshore wind energy 2023 - The focus must be on project realisation!

  The industry associations of the German offshore wind industry and the non-profit OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation today presented the expansion figures for the full year 2023. The figures prepared by the consulting company Deutsche WindGuard show that a total of 27 turbines with a capacity of 257 megawatts (MW) fed into the electricity grid for the first time in Germany in 2023 and 74 new foundations were installed. In total, 29 offshore wind projects with an installed capacity of 8,465 MW or 1,566 turbines are currently in operation in Germany. Three further projects are under construction. Two of these, with a planned total capacity of 718 MW, are due to be commissioned this year.

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• 25. July 2023

  Press Release: Offshore wind energy: Strengthen capacities and infrastructures along the value chain!

  The trade associations of the German offshore wind industry and the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation today presented the expansion figures for the first half of 2023. According to the figures prepared by the consulting firm Deutsche WindGuard, 24 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 229 megawatts (MW) were newly connected to the grid in Germany in the first six months of the year. This means that a total of 1,563 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 8,385 MW are now in operation in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea. The Arcadis Ost 1 project currently under construction continues to make progress and will in all likelihood be commissioned before the end of the year.

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• 16. January 2023

  Press Release: Implementation of expansion targets for offshore wind energy - planning alone is not enough!

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