the statistics are available, but they are without significant meaning at this stage. 2011 capacity installations are not yet available (except for the release of the offshore report) though they will come in the next days. But the EU-27 will not reach 100,000 MW cumulative for the past year, though close.

So the offshore totals of 3,800 have a still relatively minor effect on total output. Also, the majority of offshore projects are in the same lands with the greatest concentration of onshore wind.

Each MW of offshore wind will have a greater effect on % of generation though, as capacity factors for offshore, hovering above 40%, greatly exceed capacity factors onshore, which range from 23% to the mid 30s.

So, the distinction between onshore and offshore as a percent of total demand is too soon to really quantify.

The latest numbers for the whole mix should be available within days. The press conference in Berlin for the German numbers will be 26 Jan.

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