Offshore wind power production totalled 13 terawatt hours (TWh), up 57 percent from 2015. Germany is on target to surpass its target of 6.5 GW capacity of wind power by 2020 , as the country added 818 MW of energy in 2016 , bringing its current total to 4.1 GW , according to wind energy investment company BWE . The company also said offshore wind power production rose to 13 TWh , a rise of 57 % on 2015 . BWE and the Offshore - Windenergie foundation predict another 1.4 GW will be added during 2017 , with an additional 1 GW every year until 2020 .
Germany is on target to surpass its target of 6.5 GW capacity of wind power by 2020 , as the country added 818 MW of energy in 2016 , bringing its current total to 4.1 GW , according to wind energy investment company BWE . The company also said offshore wind power production rose to 13 TWh , a rise of 57 % on 2015 . BWE and the Offshore - Windenergie foundation predict another 1.4 GW will be added during 2017 , with an additional 1 GW every year until 2020 .