Siemens windpower built the world's first offshore windpark - Vindegy Offshore - in Denmark in 1991. This was followed in 2000 by in the Middelgrunden project in Denmark, the world's largest offshore wind farm at the time, says a press release issued on Thursday.
One of the latest success stories is Nysted Offshore, which today counts as the world's largest offshore wind park, with 72 windmills and a total capacity of 165.6 megawatts (MW).
Two new projects are currently being realised in Great Britain and Sweden. The 166 MW Lillgrund wind farm will see Sweden's largest offshore installation. The BurboBanks Offshore in Great Britain will supply up to 75,000 households with electricity beginning fall 2007.-PR