| Country | Windpower capacity (MW) |
| China | 44,733 |
| United States | 40,180 |
| Germany | 27,215 |
| Spain | 20,676 |
| India | 13,066 |
| Italy | 5,797 |
| France | 5,660 |
| United Kingdom | 5,204 |
| Canada | 4,008 |
| Denmark | 3,734 |
Source: Wikipedia/ World Wind Energy Report 2010. World Wind Energy Association. February 2011.
World’s largest offshore wind farms Wind farm (from Wikipedia various refs (click)
| Capacity | (MW) | Country | Turbines and model | Commissioned |
| Thanet | 300 | United Kingdom | 100 × Vestas V90-3MW | 2010 |
| Horns Rev II | 209 | Denmark | 91 × Siemens 2.3-93 | 2009 |
| Rødsand II | 207 | Denmark | 90 × Siemens 2.3-93 | 2010 |
| Lynn and Inner Dowsing | 194 | United Kingdom | 54 × Siemens 3.6-107 | 2008 |
| Robin Rigg (Solway) | 180 | United Kingdom | 60 × Vestas V90-3MW | 2010 |
| Gunfleet Sands | 172 | United Kingdom | 48 × Siemens 3.6-107 | 2010 |
| Nysted (Rødsand I) | 166 | Denmark | 72 × Siemens 2.3 | 2003 |
Looks like capacity of single wind turbines for offshore is 3MW each. That means we need less than 2000 to replace a nuclear power station… Now it’s only 1334.
Total capacity for UK is now around the 1 nuclear power station mark.
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