Top 10 Gigawatts: Offshore Wind Energy Capacity

This infophoto shows the current information available on offshore wind in a graphic form, so we can easily see the big picture.

It will be fun to update this in a year and look back at the progress that’s been made. It will also be wonderful to see the United States participate in the offshore industry.

When we discuss gigawatts of offshore wind, the place to begin is megawatts.

The wind farms that are operational at this time are all megawatt (MW) in size. There is one project underway in the United Kingdom that will be more than 1 gigawatt (GW) in size.

The planning consent has been granted for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm at Triton Knoll, off the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coast. It represents a £3.6 billion investment, around 1,130 jobs created and will provide power to 820,000 homes.