A new study of the worldwide prospects for offshore renewable energy recently commissioned by the U.K.’s Department of Trade & Industry from energy analysts, Douglas-Westwood Associates (DWA), has identified 77 proposed offshore wind power projects totaling over 13,000 MW of generating capacity. In the opening address to delegates at the second annual ‘All-Energy Opportunities’ conference in Aberdeen, DWA partner John Westwood stated that prospects on screen had increased from 22 in 2001, to 77 in 2002 - “a remarkable growth in such a short period”. DWA analyst Katharine Evans said that their models indicated that if realized these projects could require some 4,000 km of underwater power cables.