The installation rate of offshore wind turbines in Europe doubled in the first half of the year, with Siemens AG machines taking the bulk of the market.
A total of 1,045 megawatts of capacity of wind turbines were connected at sea, compared with 523.2 megawatts in the year-earlier period, the European Wind Energy Association said today in an e-mailed report. Siemens took 83 percent of that, followed by Bard Holding GmbH with 10 percent and Suzlon Energy Ltd.’s Repower unit on 7 percent.
