Offshore wind energy used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom presented a trend of growth, peaking at some 3.5 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2020. In 2021, electricity generation from offshore wind energy amounted to roughly three million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 28, 2022). Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Offshore Wind Energy Used for The Generation of Electricity in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Offshore wind energy used for the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556242/offshore-wind-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/