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Countries United-Kingdom
| United-Kingdom |  |
| 104,702,6 MW - 1,416 windfarms - 13,477 turbines (*) |
Official installed capacities 
| Year | Capacity (MW) |
Growth (%) |
Onshore share (MW) |
Offshore share (MW) |
| 1997 | 319 |  | | |
| 1998 | 333 | | | |
| 1999 | 347 | | | |
| 2000 | 409 | | | |
| 2001 | 474 | | | |
| 2002 | 552 | | | |
| 2003 | 684 | | | |
| 2004 | 888 | | | |
| 2005 | 1,353 | | | |
| 2006 | 1,963 | | | |
| 2007 | 2,389 | | | |
| 2008 | 3,288 | | | |
| 2009 | 4,051 | | | |
| 2010 | 5,204 | | | |
| 2011 | 6,556 | | | |
| 2012 | 8,445 | | | |
| 2013 | 10,531 | | | |
| 2014 | 12,440 | | | |
| 2015 | 13,614 | | | |
| 2016 | 14,602 | | | |
| 2017 | 18,872 | | | |
| 2018 | 20,964 | | | |
| 2019 | 23,515 | | | |
| 2020 | 24,167 | | | |
| 2021 | 27,130 | | | |
| 2022 | 28,537 | | | |
| 2023 | 30,215 | | | |
| 2024 | 32,360 | | | |
| 2025 | 32,894 | | | |
Zones (*)
Top 10 manufacturers (*)
| Manufacturer | Connected capacity (MW) |
Market share (%) | |
| Siemens | | | |
| Vestas | | | |
| Siemens-Gamesa | | | |
| Nordex | | | |
| Senvion | | | |
| Enercon | | | |
| Gamesa | | | |
| Repower | | | |
| GE Vernova | | | |
| MHI Vestas Offshore | | | |
| Others | 975,0 | ||
| Unidentified | 2,079,3 |
Top 25 turbines (*)
| Turbine | Connected capacity (MW) |
Market share (%) | |
| SWT-3.6-107 | | | |
| SWT-7.0-154 | | | |
| V164/9500 | | | |
| SG 8.0-167 DD | | | |
| SWT-6.0-154 | | | |
| V164/10MW | | | |
| SWT-2.3-93 | | | |
| SG 14-222 DD | | | |
| MM92/2050 | | | |
| N90/2500 | | | |
| V90/3000 | | | |
| V90/3000 Offshore | | | |
| V164/8000 | | | |
| SWT-2.3-101 | | | |
| V80/2000 | | | |
| E70/2300 | | | |
| V112/3450 | | | |
| V117/4000-4200 | | | |
| SWT-3.6-120 | | | |
| SWT-3.0-101 | | | |
| N133/4800 | | | |
| N80/2500 | | | |
| MM82 | | | |
| SWT-2.3-82 VS | | | |
| V117/3450 | | | |
| Others | 6,594,8 | ||
| Unidentified | 2,671,1 |
Turbine power distribution (*)
| Power range | Number of connected turbines |
Represented capacity (MW) |
| Less than 1 MW | |
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| 1 to 2 MW | |
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| 2 to 3 MW | |
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| 3 to 4 MW | |
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| 4 to 5 MW | |
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| 5 to 6 MW | |
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| 6 to 7 MW | |
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| 7 to 8 MW | |
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| More than 8 MW | |
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Wind farm age distribution (*)
| Period | Number of connected wind farms |
Number of connected turbines |
Represented capacity (MW) |
| Before 1980 | |
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| 1990 to 1999 | |
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| 2000 to 2009 | |
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| 2010 to 2019 | |
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| Since 2020 | |
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Databases   United-Kingdom (windfarms) United-Kingdom (national report) Europe (windfarms) World (windfarms) All databases |
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PDF Summary
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Main windfarms in operation Hornsea Project Two - Breesea and Optimus Wind (1,386,0 MW) Seagreen (1,075,0 MW) Moray West (882,0 MW) East Anglia One (714,0 MW) London Array (630,0 MW) Hornsea Project One - Heron Wind (609,0 MW) Hornsea Project One - Njord (609,0 MW) Beatrice (588,0 MW) Gwynt y Môr (576,0 MW) Viking Energy (442,9 MW) Neart na Gaoithe (432,0 MW) Dudgeon (402,0 MW) Rampion (400,2 MW) West of Duddon Sands (388,8 MW) Galloper (353,0 MW) |
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Recent windfarms Camster II (36,0 MW) Benbrack (67,1 MW) Limekiln (88,2 MW) Limekiln Extension (21,0 MW) Moray West (882,0 MW) Pines Burn (19,2 MW) Pines Burn (14,4 MW) Deuchries (4,7 MW) Kirk Hill Wind Farm (18,8 MW) Knocknain Farm (#ND MW) |
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Legend #ND: no data (*): according to The Wind Power database |
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Update for this sheet 18 May 2026 |
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