Energy Magazine November 2021 | Page 98

Netherlands
Germany
TOP 10

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Netherlands

2,601MW
The total installed capacity of offshore wind power in the Netherlands will be around 2.5GW this year and should increase to at least 4.5GW by 2023 .
The share of wind energy in the total electricity consumption has jumped from 4.6 % to 8.8 %.

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Germany

7,675MW
Although recent reports state Germany will not add any new offshore wind turbines to the existing fleet for the first time in ten years in 2021 , it remains a wind power heavyweight . It is second only to China in terms of new onshore wind capacity ( 42 %) and pipped by the UK in terms of offshore capacity ( 27 % of world ’ s installed capacity ).
Alpha Ventus , off the coast of Germany