The EU's energy independence through the North Sea

[dedeleco]

lessdewatt is a fan of the max watts, wind!

126m wind turbines of diameter and how high 200m, 300m ???

We will end up putting one at the top of the Eiffel everything ???

Otherwise, we should seek to make trees GMO, so as to make electricity by the movement of leaves in the wind!

[sen-no-sen]

lessdewatt is a fan of the max watts, wind!

126m wind turbines of diameter and how high 200m, 300m ???

ENERCON model E-126 mast height: 135 meters!
This is a height above all 200m 2 / 3 of the Eiffel Tower!

[moinsdewatt]

Wind: Spanish Gamesa to build a factory in Scotland

29 Mars 2012 Enerzine

The Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa announced on Wednesday that its new British plant will be located at the port of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland.
"I am very happy that Gamesa has chosen Scotland and the very dynamic port of Leith for the manufacture of its new model of offshore wind turbines" immediately underlined the Scottish Prime Minister, Alex Salmond, informed of this decision by the International President of Gamesa, Jorge Calvet, during a telephone conversation.

"This news bodes very well because this choice represents the creation of around 800 jobs and an investment of 150 million euros in Scotland" also estimated A. Salmond. "Gamesa's decision, coming less than a year after opening its offshore wind technology center near Glasgow, follows many detailed discussions with the Scottish Government, Scottish Development International and the Scottish Enterprise, and the completion of a study by Gamesa on the search for the site offering the best conditions for its products. "

"I hope that the various parties will quickly conclude the MOU, as this announcement is a welcome boost for the Port of Leith and the Scottish economy in general - thanks to the creation of hundreds of skilled technical jobs in the Scottish capital "he added.

He concludes: "Gamesa's decision is the latest in a series of announcements of multinational investments in Scotland testifying to Scotland's dominant position in the renewable energy revolution in Europe and the rest of the world. "


The port of Leith

http://www.enerzine.com/3/13733+eolien- ... osse+.html

[moinsdewatt]

The first French offshore wind farms awarded


06 / 04 / 2012 meretmarine.com

The Ministry of Industry announced on Friday the results of the tender for the realization of the first offshore wind farms in France. Five areas were concerned. The consortium led by EDF Energies Nouvelles is carving the lion's share, by winning three of the four sites where it was nominated: Guérande, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp. However, it's Iberdrola is competitor who was selected for the future scope of Saint-Brieuc. Finally, the Tréport site was declared unsuccessful, what was expected.

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in full: http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=119346

and Tréport site unanswered.

THE SITE OF TRÉPORT unsuccessful

The CEO of GDF Suez, Gérard Mestrallet, had nevertheless made in person at the Havre 26 March alongside the CEO of Vinci and Areva for the ultimate seduction operation. It recalled its commitment to create 6000 direct and indirect jobs in France ... In vain. Not only, he earns nothing but the group is blacklisted. The field off Tréport (Seine-Maritime) for which GDF Suez was only competitor, is canceled. The Government considered that it would place too much weight on the electricity bill of French households.
"Le Tréport alone would have caused an additional cost of 500 million euros on the Contribution to the public service of electricity [Editor's note: which finances, among other things, the development of renewable energies]", explained Eric Besson. Offshore wind power will increase this contribution to the tune of 1,1 billion euros from 2018. "The price we have offered corresponds to our investment and profitability criteria", simply means to indicate GDF Suez. Internally, we translate more simply: "We are not close and we do not need to pay or overpay anything!".

http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/ed ... er.N172391

[minguinhirigue]

Height, height ... is more than waiting for very tall wind turbines kytegen style.

Drawing on the air currents more than one kilometer high, they are even less dependent on variations of the wind at low heights ...

But hey, in my opinion, it's still crazy to use a single source of energy ...

[tmicola]

Interesting project. hoping that it is not aborted by the ecologists or the "lovers of landscapes"

[HSanders]

Offshore wind is taking off in Europe. As usual, it was the Germans and the Danes who were the first .... followed by a surge in Britain. France also wants to be part of it, but with a delay that will be difficult to fill. We wake up a little late !!!

We are still in the first call for tenders, not even completely complete since not all the zones have been awarded. When will the first wind turbines be on our shores? At best 2015? 2016? In addition Alstom will have to build the production plants for a wind turbine that is not running anywhere, only a prototype has just been installed.

The dimensions of offshore wind turbines are larger than onshore wind turbines. Currently the towers make 100 to 140 m, up to 200 m at the end of the blade.

[Aqualogia]

Interesting project. hoping that it is not aborted by the ecologists or the "lovers of landscapes"

There is the beauty of the landscape, but especially the migration of birds to protect.

[moinsdewatt]

Northwind offshore wind farm receives funding from 333 ME

02 July 2012 Enerzine

The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced last June 28 the granting of 333 million euros to finance the offshore wind farm Northwind located on a sandbar, 37 km from the port of Ostend in Belgium .

This funding will cover the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm 216 MW capacity. This new installation of 72 wind turbines V112-3.0 will generate the equivalent of the electrical power consumption of 230.000 households.

The project with a total cost of 830 million euros is expected to be completed in the second half of 2014.

The Northwind Large Renewable Energy Project (formerly Eldepasco) is a priority project that is expected to have a significant impact on the European Union's climate agenda. It will help Belgium to meet its national and European targets on renewable energy production and will also contribute to the security objectives of energy supply.

Northwind is the third (after Belwind and C-Power) non-recourse EIB loan (project-based or asset-based financing) in the Belgian offshore wind sector. Overall, an amount of more than 1 billion euros will have been granted in order to lead Belgium towards energy self-sufficiency in accordance with the policy pursued by the EU.

"The EIB looks forward to playing a role in these ambitious projects contributing to climate action and economic growth. By funding the Northwind project, the EIB is once again demonstrating its ability and ability to support mature offshore wind projects, ready for immediate implementation "said Pim Van Ballekom, EIB Vice-President in charge of financing operations in Belgium.

http://www.enerzine.com/3/14167+le-parc ... 3-me+.html

[moinsdewatt]

The construction of BARD offshore wind farm in Germany is progressing well.

80 turbines of 5.0 MW.
depth of water between 40 and 44m.
tripod foot structure, 239 ton of foundations and each of the three feet weighs 72 tons! Plus the main mat of 23 tons.

16 turbines already work

BARD Offshore Wind Farm, North Sea, Germany

The offshore wind farm will be installed with a total of 80 Bard 5.0 wind turbines, capable of serving the energy needs of 400,000 households. It will be produced in an annual cut of 452,061 of CO2 emissions. The project is expected to be complete by 2013.

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The turbines have a rated capacity of five megawatts each and are being installed at water depths ranging from 40m to 44m.

The foundation of each turbine weighs 239 and is a tri-stack structure, consisting of three pylons and one transition piece. Each pylons weighs 72t. The ancillary structures weigh 23t.

The stacks are 90m high and are ugly 40m underwater, with a further 30m inserted into the seabed. The hub of the turbines above water is about 90m. The rotor blades measure 122m in diameter.

The turbines are being installed using several jack-up barges, such as the Windlift Barges, JB 115, JB 117 and Thor. The crews at the site are transported and provided by the United States, which is a self-stabilizing platform attached to the VOS Sympathy vessel.

As of January 2012, 30 of the 80 turbines have been installed. By March 2012, the foundation work on 50 turbines was complete. A total of 16 turbines are currently operating and generating electricity.

http://www.power-technology.com/project ... ea-german/