Windpower: Adding Up the Numbers for Multi-Billion-Pound Potential

7,000

number of offshore wind turbines that could be built in the new sites identified off the UK coast.

25

gigabytes of wind power that could be delivered in the 11 sites.

11

number of new zones identified by the Crown Estate as having the potential for offshore wind farms.

33

gigabytes of energy that John Hutton announced he wanted to be provided by offshore wind power to help meet the European Union’s targets for renewable energy.

2

number of offshore wind turbines already built in Scotland’s seas.

These were built for the Beatrice Demonstrator Project in the Moray Firth.

8

gigabytes of offshore wind power already in the pipeline in the UK before yesterday’s announcement by the Crown Estate.

300

height in feet of the largest offshore wind turbines, which have a blade span equivalent to the London Eye.

1,000

weight in tonnes of the largest offshore wind turbines.

GBP 48 billion

potential worth of the UK’s offshore wind energy industry.

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