With 235 new offshore wind turbines grid-connected and worth approximately €2.4 billion, 2011 was a stable year for the offshore wind industry, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) which has published its annual offshore wind statistics for 2011. A total power capacity of 866 MW were fully grid connected across nine offshore wind farms over the year, although EWEA figures show this is in fact slightly down on the 2010 numbers of 883 MW installed and connected. However, nine offshore wind farms currently under construction will bring an additional 2375 MW online - increasing the EU's total installed offshore wind power capacity by 62%. These figures compare with 2008's 327 MW and 2009's 584 MW of offshore wind installed.
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