The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the
past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other
country in the world, and accounting for almost all of the
turbines erected in European waters this year. Of only 108
offshore turbines built around Europe's coastline from January
to June, a whopping 101 were built around the UK, with only six
built in Germany, and a single one in Norway, according to
estimates published on Wednesday by the trade body European Wind
Energy Association (EWEA). Chris Huhne, energy and climate
change secretary, told the Guardian the figures showed how fast
the UK was moving in renewable power. "The UK is the undisputed
home of offshore wind energy. Our natural resource and
competitive advantage mean we have the biggest market in the
world. We're blowing away the competition," he said. "It's part
of the low-carbon revolution that's under way in the UK,
bringing jobs and growth in new industries and building us a
future less exposed to volatile global e