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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11602

28 July 2016
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
€14 billion investment in offshore wind in Europe in first half of year

Brussels, 27/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European offshore wind industry attracted a record €14 billion in new investments during the first six months of 2016, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) announced on Wednesday 27 July.

Seven projects reached final investment decision this year, financing a total of 3.7GW of new capacity. The UK accounted for nearly three-quarters of the new investments, EWEA says.

The volume of new grid-connected installations in the first half of 2016...