Share of offshore wind energy in German electricity mix rises

North Sea ‘wind harvest’ in the first half of 2017 exceeds the first half of 2016 by 50%: North Sea wind reaches a significant 16.5% of total wind energy generation in Germany / The first half of 2017 already corresponds to around 72% of total 2016 output / Maximum value of the infeed performance of offshore wind farms in the North Sea reaches 4,010 megawatts in June

In the first half of 2017, the wind energy transferred by the transmission system operator TenneT from the North Sea to the shore rose to 7.77 terawatt hours (TWh)*).  In a half-year comparison, the result of the first half of 2017 exceeded that of the first half of 2016 (5.18 TWh) by 50%, which at the same time corresponds to the 72% of total output for the year 2016 (10.83... ... More: Official Press Release TenneT

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TenneT, North Sea, electricity mix, Germany