The UK is the global leader in offshore wind farms, according to the government.
Britain has overtaken Denmark in the area of offshore wind production, prime minister Gordon Brown is expected to tell the 30th annual conference of the British
Wind Energy Association.
According to Mike O'Brien minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, three gigawatts (GW) of electricity capacity already comes from wind power, and 20 per cent of that comes from offshore wind farms.
He predicted accelerated growth, telling the Independent: "There are already five more offshore wind farms under construction that will add a further 938 megawatts to our total by the end of next year. We are also assessing plans to increase the total by a massive 25GW in the future."
E.ON, which has the UK's first ever offshore wind farm at Blyth in Northumberland, generates 60 megawatts at Scroby Sands, which is enough to save 67,802 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
In total, E.ON has 20 onshore and offshore wind farms and is working at the offshore Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth.
