Germany awarded 67 GW of onshore wind tenders at an average cost 25% lower than in the first onshore wind auction October . The average price for the successful bids was 4.28 euro-cents per kWh, with the lowest accepted bid at an average 5.71 cents /kWh, down from an average 5.71 cents /kWh in a few months earlier , said the country's Federal Network Agency , the Bundesnetzagentur . Of the 281 bids totalling 1,927 MW, 67 were accepted. Final turbine installed in world's first floating windfarm The final turbine has been successfully installed at the Hywind pilot development, the world's first floating offshore windfarm. Joshua S Hill Located 15 miles from Federal Network Agency in Scotland , the Statoil facility is now being connected to the grid, with the aim of beginning supply of energy in October . The scheme is expected to produce enough energy to power 20,000 homes.
Germany awarded 67 GW of onshore wind tenders at an average cost 25% lower than in the first onshore wind auction October . The average price for the successful bids was 4.28 euro-cents per kWh, with the lowest accepted bid at an average 5.71 cents /kWh, down from an average 5.71 cents /kWh in a few months earlier , said the country's Federal Network Agency , the Bundesnetzagentur . Of the 281 bids totalling 1,927 MW, 67 were accepted. Final turbine installed in world's first floating windfarm The final turbine has been successfully installed at the Hywind pilot development, the world's first floating offshore windfarm. Located 15 miles from Federal Network Agency in Scotland , the Statoil facility is now being connected to the grid, with the aim of beginning supply of energy in October . The scheme is expected to produce enough energy to power 20,000 homes.