Offshore wind farms deliver power on 363 days a year
dpa / Foundation Offshore Wind Energy / Fraunhofer IWES
Offshore wind farms produce electricity more reliably than previously thought, a study by research institute Fraunhofer IWES has shown. Wind turbines in the German North- and Baltic Sea produce power on 363 days a year, while older data from 2013 had seen generation on 340 days. Germany has a capacity of five gigawatts of offshore wind power installed. Industry organisation Foundation Offshore Wind Energy says that the new figures show how offshore wind power can provide electricity in a more constant and predictable way, compared to onshore wind and solar power.
Read the article in German here and find the press release and study in German here.
Find a CLEW dossier on the onshore wind sector in Germany here.
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