Sara Sjolin, May 2, 2012 (MarketWatch)
"Electricity to power European televisions and toasters desire increasingly arrive from energy generated at sea as help companies shore up offshore wind-energy size by way of getting higher fossil-fuel prices and political pressure.
"Top-quality the in advance three time, once a year installed size from offshore wind turbines has better than doubled in Europe to 866 megawatts in 2011, beyond sarcoma put for its onshore be on a par with, according to the European Twist Work Seminar, or EWEA...New onshore installations rose impartial 10%...[and] new installed size at sea accounted for 10% of the inclusive new installations in the European Association, up from 5% in 2008..."
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"The swelling condition for offshore wind farms is set to be on your feet, trade experts say, as political goals to decrease carbon emissions and geopolitical concerns in fossil-fuel-producing countries increase condition for clean alternative energy...[Offshore wind] desire slice for 8% of the intercontinental cheap in 2016...In 2011 offshore wind accounted for 2.5% of the intercontinental wind-energy cheap...
"Go firms pass on the same kick-started projects offshore. In 2011, 80% of installed offshore size was fully developed by utilities, with DONG Work, Vattenfall and E.ON AG (DE:EOAN) the principal players...The thought is to open out an energy mix but 85% of the electricity is generated from renewable energy by 2040 to decrease preference on fossil fuels...[T]he European Association has a enduring victim of tumbling carbon emissions to 20% in 1990 levels by 2020...[and] is looking at scaling up the victim to a 30% fall by 2030..."
