Germany expects to add 900 MW of new offshore wind capacity in 2017

Germany's offshore wind boom is accelerating. The Federal Republic has already brought online a total of 626 megawatts (MW) of new offshore wind capacity in the first six months of 2017 and an industry group expects to see total installations of 900 MW by the end of the year. If the Germany hits the 900 MW mark in 2017, it would exceed the 818 MW added in 2016. At the current rate of expansion, Germany could be on track to blow past government targets of 6,500 MW for 2020, the industry group...

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