FIGURE 4. New offshore wind capacity connected in Europe in 2025
connected to the grid, rather than newly installed capacity alone. On the whole, offshore wind farms are significantly larger than onshore wind farms, and construction times tend to be longer too. There can be periods when turbines have been installed but are not yet connected to the grid, and not Europe last year - across five wind farms in three countries. The UK connected the most offshore wind capacity, 1,049 MW across two wind farms. At Dogger Bank Phase A (1,200 MW), 66 turbines were connected during the year, adding 834 MW of capacity. A further 216 MW was connected at Neart na Gaoithe (448 MW), where 26 turbines were connected. Neart na Gaoithe is now fully commissioned. A total of 92 turbines were connected, giving connected across two wind farms, including 28 turbines at (960 MW). The 41 turbines connected during the year had 2025, all of it at the fles d'Yeu and Noirmoutier wind farm (488 MW). A total of 51 turbines were connected, giving an average power rating of 8 Mw. The wind farm is expected to