Britain’s 25 years of offshore wind leadership

The UK is marking 25 years since its first offshore wind farm began generating clean power, with Blyth Offshore Wind Farm off the Northumberland coast paving the way for an industry now central to the country’s energy transition.
The four megawatt pilot, made up of two turbines a kilometre out to sea, produced enough electricity for around 3,000 homes.In a single generation offshore wind has grown into our largest source of clean power, supplying over a third of renewable electricity and