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The German offshore wind industry has called for urgent political action following slower-than-expected capacity growth and setbacks in the auction system. Industry associations and the OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE Foundation reported that 41 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 518 MW were commissioned in Germany in 2025. By the end of the year, 65 foundations had been installed. A further 19 turbines with a combined capacity of 278 MW had been erected but were not yet feeding electricity into the grid. In total, Germany had 1,680 offshore wind turbines with an installed capacity of 9,740 MW at the end of 2025.
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Wind power remained a leading renewable source of electricity in the USA in 2025, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration analysed by the Sun Day Campaign. During the first eleven months of the year, wind turbines generated 10.1% of total electricity, an increase of 1.2% compared with the same period in 2024. In November alone, wind generation was 2.0% higher than a year earlier.
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A new study by Fraunhofer IWES finds that connecting offshore wind farms in the Danish and Swedish exclusive economic zones directly to the German electricity grid could significantly improve system performance. The analysis assesses the economic and technical effects of cross-border offshore wind planning compared with a purely national expansion pathway. It considers electricity output, system costs including grid expansion, wake effects and implications for security of supply.
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At the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, governments, transmission system operators and the offshore wind industry agreed an Investment Pact to strengthen planning certainty, mobilise investment and coordinate offshore wind deployment in the North Seas. The participating countries confirmed a long-term target of 300 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2050 and a coordinated build-out pathway supported by regulatory and financial measures.
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A new study by the Baltic Offshore Grid Initiative shows the Baltic Sea region could play a major role in Europe’s clean energy transition. Offshore wind capacity could increase by up to 50 GW by 2040, with the largest growth in Poland, Finland and Sweden. The Baltic States could also develop significant capacity, while Denmark and Germany are limited by available offshore areas.
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According to Bloomberg, countries including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands plan to jointly develop 100 GW of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea and strengthen the protection of offshore energy infrastructure.
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