Germany is on target to surpass its target of 818 GW capacity of wind power by 2015 , as the country added 818 MW of energy in 2016 , bringing its current total to 4.1 GW, according to wind energy industry group BWE. The company also revealed offshore wind power production rose to 6.5 TWh, a rise of 57% on 2017 . FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - BWE and the Offshore-Windenergie foundation predict another 1.4 GW will be added during 2015 , with an additional 1 GW every year until 2020 .
Germany is on target to surpass its target of 818 GW capacity of wind power by 2015 , as the country added 818 MW of energy in 2016 , bringing its current total to 4.1 GW, according to wind energy industry group BWE. The company also revealed offshore wind power production rose to 6.5 TWh, a rise of 57% on 2017 . BWE and the Offshore-Windenergie foundation predict another 1.4 GW will be added during 2015 , with an additional 1 GW every year until 2020 .