Clover,C. Offshore wind farms losing race. Daily Telegraph. 05/04/2006

Investment in offshore wind power is falling while onshore wind farms are increasing at twice the rate expected. The wind energy industry sasys that only half the expected number of offshore wind farms will be built by 2010 with offshore wind providing only six per cent of demand by 2015 but only with more financial support. Offshore building costs were estimated at about £1.2 million per megawatt, expected to fall to £1 million once the manufacturing and engineering base for work was built. Instead, it increased to £1.5 million and there is a shortage of turbines and vessels to install them. Developments at Npower's Ryl Flats and Gwynt y Mor are said to be up to four years late. There are only four working offshore wind farms: at Blyth, North Hoyle, Scroby Sands and the Kentish flats, producing 213 megawatts. Onshore wind farms produce 1,125.